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DUNKIRK, Md. — A retired Prince George’s County Assistant Fire Chief is credited with entering a burning home in Calvert County alone Monday to rescue a critically injured neighbor.
Tommy Breen of Owings said he was drawn to the home of neighbor 68-year old Carol Hausmann by a tall column of black smoke. Breen was returning home from a gym after his morning workout.
Breen, who retired in 1998, kicked down the front door at 2650 Lake Shore Dr. and crawled through blinding, toxic smoke on his hands and knees while holding his breath. After retreating to the door for a breath of fresh air, he went in again and found Hausmann unresponsive at the foot of a stairway.
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