Lodi Senior Locked Inside Burning House Rescued By Handyman, Neighbors – CBS Sacramento

LODI (CBS13) – A 91-year-old Lodi woman who was locked in her own home during the fire is now safe.

The front of the house has a board over one of the windows after a group of people helped smash it to get the woman out on Tuesday.

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Repairman Mike Becerra says he was at work when he noticed the fire.

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“So I went over and looked – I heard a lady speak very softly,” he said. “I quickly understood what happened. I asked her, “Can you go out of the house?” She said ‘no I can’t.’ “

With the help of the neighbors, Mike broke the window and put out the fire with a garden hose. You got the woman out just in time.

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Mike says the woman has dementia and is locked in the residence for her safety.