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Smithfield officer gets family out of burning house


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The Smithfield fire marshal credited a police officer with getting a family safely out of a burning house in the early hours of Monday.

The officer spotted flames at the 1411 W. Market St. house around 2 a.m., Fire Marshal Paul Whitehurst said. The officer knocked on the door and woke up the family of five, including three children.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control shortly before 3 a.m.

No one was injured, but the family has been displaced.

Whitehurst said it appeared the fire started in a vehicle under the carport and spread to the house.

West Market Street, which is also Business U.S. Highway 70, was closed for a couple hours.

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1 st great job.....smithfield pd needs to release his name so he can b thanked n person.....had he had been accused of wrong doing we'd have his name.....stand up and give him or her a hand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KUDOS to one of Smithfield's finest! Good job!

Hey Officer, great job. Thanks for what you did.

Superb job of observation by the officer. I wish they said his name. I hope he gets some sort of commendation and a reward for his great work!

Cheers to the officer! The good lord guided the right person at the right time to prevent a tragedy.

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