Steadman said he had noticed a small fire on a second-floor balcony, but Hassan told him the fire was in a contained pit. A few minutes later, he turned back toward the building to find the fire had spread to the furniture and was making its way up the building.<\/p>\n
Steadman yelled for Hassan to call 911 and began sprinting toward the building to the apartment where the fire had started.<\/p>\n
“I started banging on the door, and a woman answered,” he said. “She was dazed, didn’t know what was going on, but she realized once she saw the fire.”<\/p>\n
He and Hassan went door-to-door in the building, knocking on doors to get people out of the burning apartment. The two stayed in the building until the conditions drove them out.<\/p>\n
“I only stopped once I couldn’t go any farther,” Steadman said. “I couldn’t see above me, and parts of the ceiling were falling down. If I had gone any further, I would’ve been overcome by smoke. I just hoped we had got to everyone in time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The fire ended up destroying 12 apartments. Steadman and Hassan (an Army veteran) had alerted 23 people through their heroic acts. Only one woman was treated for smoke inhalation – the only casualty of the fire. Hassan and Steadman were honored with an award for bravery by the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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