In Monroe, 78-year-old Vietnam veteran Paul Strapac grabbed a ladder to rescue his bleeding neighbor who was trapped upstairs as the house was on fire.
MONROE, Wash. — A 78-year-old veteran is being praised for his quick action — after saving his neighbor from a burning home early Wednesday morning in Monroe.
The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. at a two-story home along Chain Lake Road. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue says the homeowner’s wife and young child managed to escape, but the man stayed behind to look for the family cat, only to become trapped in an upstairs room as flames quickly
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