Man pulls two people from house fire
CBC News
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:12 PM CT
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2012 6:51 PM CT
Gilbert Pronteau was able to pull two people to safety during a house fire on Home Street. (Katie Nicholson/CBC)
A Winnipeg man was able to pull his girlfriend and another woman to safety from a house fire on Home Street Friday afternoon.
Flames broke out around 3:45 p.m. CT.
Gilbert Pronteau said he helped get his girlfriend Anita Duck to safety as the home filled with smoke.
The woman was disoriented due to the conditions inside but Pronteau managed to get her to the front lawn and return for another person inside who was also brought to safety.
By the time fire crews arrived on the scene the house was full of smoke and flames.
Crews made an initial attempt to enter the home, however the heat was so intense they had to back off and get the flames under control from the exterior.
Pronteau and Duck lost everything they had to the fire, which caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Two cats are also missing.
With files from CBC's Katie NicholsonShare Tools
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