California authorities say a man allegedly tried to stab a firefighter who was trying to save him from a house fire near Sacramento. The Sacramento Bee reports police previously responded Sunday to the home in Citrus Heights for a welfare check, but the man inside refused to talk to officers. Police Sgt. Wesley Herman says after the blaze broke out, firefighters encountered the man in a hallway. Herman says the man tried to attack a firefighter with a knife. The suspect was subdued and hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation.