The Watsonville Fire Department rescued an elderly woman from a house fire Thursday morning.
Watsonville Police said they arrived at 9:30 a.m. at 49 Blanco Lane for reports of a structure fire. Two good Samaritans were helping an elderly woman who was trapped in the home when American Medical Response arrived. Those two men were neighbors of hers but never met her until today.
“I was coming from driving my vehicle,” a neighbor, Miguel Hernandez said. “I saw smoke coming out of the home and I said, ‘Hey, that's not normal.’ I approached the house and there was a bunch of smoke. I kicked the door in and there was an explosion that kicked me back. And then at that time, an off-duty police officer assisted me in pulling the lady out of the home.”