Three Brookville Borough Public Works employees are being called heroes after saving a woman from yesterday’s third-alarm fire on Maple Street.
Garrett Zimmerman and his two colleagues were working nearby when they spotted heavy smoke and a woman stranded on the roof.
Officials say the woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital following the incident.
We spoke with Zimmerman today for his reaction to seeing the blaze
“We seen the poor girl, she was stuck on that back roof. My co-worker back here, his quick thinking, he grabbed our backhoe, he drove it up across the yard, he was able to, our other co-worker, he helped in the front bucket and lifted her up to the roof and we’re able to get her in the bucket safely and got her to the ground.”
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation by the Ridgway Fire Marshal.