2 Rescued in Flatwoods

FLATWOODS, Ky. (WSAZ) — Firefighters say two people had to be rescued after a fire broke out in an apartment complex in Flatwoods, Ky. early Friday morning.

The fire was contained to one building at the Brentwood Apartments. It was reported about 2 a.m.

Investigators say a woman cooking french fries in a second floor apartment started a grease fire that spread, and forced the evacuation of the 8 unit building. At least a dozen people lived in the building.

The building has significant fire damage.

One of the people rescued lived in a second floor apartment.

Todd Barker told WSAZ.com he was asleep when he heard a commotion. Barker says at first he thought it was someone trying to break into his apartment.

He says when he went into the living room, the front door burst into flames and the apartment started filling up with smoke.

Barker says he then ran to a back room and saw a police officer shining a light up to his window.

The officer told him to hit the window and knock out a screen.

Firefighters then put up a ladder to that second floor window and helped him get out.

A woman in a first floor apartment also needed help from firefighters in getting out. We’re told she had health issues and was in a wheelchair.

There are no reported injuries.

The Red Cross was called to assist residents.

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Curt Isakson is a 35 year veteran of the fire service. Curt is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue. Previously worked 9 years with the Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the Company Officer on Rescue 31. Curt’s fire service experiences started at a young age as a Junior firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. He has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.

Curt has held all ranks up to Battalion Chief and been assigned to operations, training, inspections, and was Chief of Special Operations for 7 years. Curt owns and operates County Fire Tactics that covers a very diverse range of fire service topics, as well as Firefighter Rescues, a site that documents rescues made by firefighters around the country.

He has annual contracts with numerous departments to provide standardized monthly training for these departments that respond daily together under an automatic aid agreement. Curt teaches nationally to include; FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Orlando Fire Conference, Atlanta Fire Conference, Bowling Green State University, and owns/operates the annual HROC, COBC, WOTF, CFT ODP on Pensacola Beach. He is a Florida Certified Fire Officer, Instructor, Inspector, Arson, and FLUSAR.

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