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Wash. firefighter rescues victim in wheelchair at house fire

Investigators think the fire started in the heating system; two other people escaped uninjured

The Associated Press

YAKIMA, Wash. — A firefighter rescued a person in a wheelchair from a burning home Wednesday night in Yakima.

KIMA reports one person inside the home was in a wheelchair and was rescued by firefighter. Two other people were able to escape uninjured.

Investigators think the fire started in the heating system. Damage is estimated at $5,000.