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Rookie firefighter breaks wall with bare hands to save woman

The rookie firefighter was honored for pulling the woman to safety from her burning home

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TEHACHAPI, Calif. — A woman is recovering after being pulled from her burning home over the weekend.

A rookie firefighter from the Lamont fire station took on an overtime shift in Tehachapi. Little did he know that Sunday morning he’d be breaking in through a wall with his bare hands and saving a woman’s life.

First year firefighter Paul Abarquez was putting out flames on one side of the house on Mission Street when he heard a faint cry.

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