{"id":14525,"date":"2016-10-17T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14525"},"modified":"2016-10-17T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T15:30:50","slug":"st-peter-officer-saves-3-from-early-morning-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14525","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter officer saves 3 from early morning house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

(KARE 11<\/a>) \u2013 ST. PETER, Minn. \u2013 Three people and two family dogs are safe, thanks to the heroic actions of a St. Peter police officer.<\/p>\n

According to a post on the department\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>, Officer Joshua Klaseus, a two-year veteran, saw smoke pouring from a single family home on the 1800 block of North 3rd Street during the early morning hours on Tuesday while on routine patrol.<\/p>\n

Officer\u00a0Klaseus saw the home was partially engulfed in flames and immediately called for assistance from the St. Peter Fire Department.<\/p>\n

But instead of waiting for crews to arrive,\u00a0Klaseus\u00a0ran to a north side door at the home, found it to be unlocked and entered the house, yelling, \u201cPolice!\u201d and \u201cAnyone in here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile putting his own life in danger he walked into the house while continuing to yell,\u201d the Facebook post states.<\/p>\n

He heard a woman\u2019s voice and directed her out the door. She asked the officer where \u201cJack\u201d was and told him her son was still inside.<\/p>\n

He stopped the woman from entering the home again and instead, went in again and found a man cradling an infant. He helped them to safety, while flames continued to spread in the home.<\/p>\n

According to the department,\u00a0Klaseus grouped the family outside and determined there were no other occupants in the home.<\/p>\n

They told him they had no idea their home was on fire until he came in.<\/p>\n

Klaseus also helped save the two family dogs inside the home.<\/p>\n

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