CANTON – One woman is in critical condition following a house fire in Canton on Monday night. Sherry Wright was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield after being rescued from a fire in her home around midnight.
“She was found in the far back bedroom. Both the dog and her were found in the same area,” said Assistant Fire Chief Scott Roos.
Firefighters rescued two victims from a Monday night house fire in Canton- Sherry Wright and her dog Sammy.
“Each one of us relies on the other to do their job. If one person doesn’t do their job, the whole outcome can be drastically different. In our case last night, it went off as good as we can do,” said Captain Roos.
A team of four firefighters put out the flames in the front room. Then Lieutenant Clark Evans helped carry Wright and Sammy out of the house…
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