Children rescued from fire
Gallup businessmen enter burning house

A Gallup firefighter opens a hole with an ax in the roof of a smoldering residence on Aztec on Friday. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Bill Donovan
Independent correspondent

GALLUP — Two heroes saved three children in a case of “Home Alone,” with a twist — a fire.

City firefighters responded about 4 p.m. to a fire at 600 West Aztec, finding three children, all under 10, being escorted out of the smoking building by neighbors and workers for the nearby Rico Motors. No mother or father was on the scene.

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