Deputy Sheriff Honored for Saving Woman From Blaze

Bucks County Deputy Sheriff James Mitchell was honored by the commissioners for helping save a woman from a Lower Bucks County fire.

Bucks County Deputy Sheriff James Mitchell was driving in his blue county vehicle on the afternoon of Dec. 11 in Bristol Township when he heard a radio call for a dwelling fire on Wynfield Avenue. The deputy got to the scene and found the house engulfed in flames. Mitchell and passerby Mark Cook rushed toward the house after watching a woman go back in. She believed another woman was trapped. At the time, Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said the woman fought with Mitchell as he tried to get her out of the burning house. The deputy was able to pull the woman, who was later treated for smoke inhalation and burns, from the two-story home. Commissioner Diane Marseglia awarded Mitchell with a commendation at the most recent county…

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Woman Saved From Burning House in West Bristol [Updated]

A law enforcement official and a West Bristol man are credited with saving a woman from a fire that gutted a house Tuesday.

Tuesday, 9:11 p.m.: Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said late Tuesday that the female victim remains in the hospital and is suffering from smoke inhalation and burns. He also said that Mark Cook stepped into the burning structure and pulled the woman out. Sheriff's Deputy James Mitchell arrived to the scene and held the woman from going back into the house. While a cause has not been ruled, Dippolito said the fire likely started in the front living room. Investigators are still waiting to speak to the victim. Original story: As smoke filled the sky and neighborhoods in West Bristol Tuesday afternoon, two men risked their lives to rescue a woman from a house fire at 1306 Wynfield Avenue. The woman who was pulled from the …

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