Fire Victim Saved by Off-Duty Trooper

WHITE OAK — A White Oak man was rescued from his home Wednesday evening by an off-duty trooper, just before the fire consumed his residence. White Oak firefighters and emergency medical services personnel were called to the 800 block of North Doma Street about 7:30 for a blaze that authorities say took about three hours to extinguish.

A nearby neighbor, Tom Eynon, said off-duty Department of Public Safety Trooper Jon Anderson, who also lives nearby, pulled the victim from his home. He also attempted to save his two dogs but one died in the fire. White Oak Fire Department Chief, Jim Nall, said 17 firefighters from White Oak and Warren City were called to the house, which was declared a total loss. The fire is under investigation.