By Leila Merrill
WATERBURY, Conn. — Greenwich firefighter Doug Howley was driving to a birthday party when he responded to a fire at an apartment complex on Saturday afternoon, the Daily Voice and WTNH reported.
A father and daughter were trying to escape from the second floor of the building. The father was able to lower the girl into Howley’s arms before on-duty Waterbury firefighters arrived.
The department said that two adults were removed from the scene.
Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary praised Howley on Facebook, saying, “Thank you Doug Howley! You are a hero!”
https://www.facebook.com/mayoroleary/posts/497810085126279