SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Three people were taken to hospitals Monday after separate fires across the Valley.
Scottsdale and Phoenix Fire crews rescue a 80 year old male from house fire. He is being treated and transported to a local burn unit with life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/DcqvVOsmLh
— Scottsdale Fire Department (@ScottsdaleFire) April 24, 2023
In Scottsdale, fire crews responded to a home near Scottsdale Road and McDonald Drive to battle a fire.
Crews rescued an 80-year-old man who was inside the burning home.
He was taken to a hospital burn unit with life-threatening injuries, according to the Scottsdale Fire Department. The man's wife was evaluated and is reported to have non-life-threatening injuries.
The fire was put out and is under investigation.
In north Phoenix, firefighters rescued a woman from a mobile home fire near 32nd Street and Union Hills Drive.
When crews arrived they found a fire in the back of the residence. They made entry inside and performed a search and rescue.
Phoenix Fire officials said a woman was treated at the scene with basic life support measures and taken to a hospital burn unit for further treatment.
One dog died in the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Early this morning Glendale and @PHXFire crews battled a duplex fire with heavy involvement, power lines down and natural gas meter burning. One patient was transported and 14 residents are displaced. No firefighter injuries. pic.twitter.com/hIVqGVA31N
— Glendale Fire Dept. (@GlendaleFire) April 24, 2023
In Glendale, 14 residents were displaced when a fire sparked at a duplex near 75th Avenue and Camelback.
Firefighters battled the fire while dealing with downed power lines and a natural gas meter burning.
One person was taken to a hospital for "illness" but officials did not say if the person was injured due to the fire. The cause of this fire is also under investigation.
No firefighters were injured during any of Monday's fires.
