Paramedics drove an elderly woman, Evangeline Koutro, to Gaston Memorial Hospital this morning after she inhaled smoke while struggling to exit her burning house.
She was listed in fair condition as of 1 p.m. Friday.
Neighbor Arthur Moore said he told his wife to call 911 when he saw smoke coming out of Koutro’s window shortly after 11 a.m.
“I thought someone was cooking out at first, ‘cause it barely wasn’t burning,” Moore said.
[Read the whole story here at the Gaston Gazette.]
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