An off-duty Newton firefighter was hailed a hero today after he rushed into a burning house, with no protective gear, raced up to the second floor and rescued a family of three.
Firefighter Nick McGrath entered the multi-family house at 16 Auburndale Ave. and broke down the family's door after a woman running out of the first floor told him that people were still inside, Newton Fire Chief Bruce Proia said tonight.
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The husband, wife, and their young child were unaware that a fire was quickly beginning to rage, he said. McGrath made sure the three were safe, before he ran back inside to check the third floor of the three-decker for anyone else who might be inside.
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