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Man Carries Fresno Man From Burning Home

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A man ran into a burning home in Fresno and came out carrying a man who lives inside over his shoulder as flames popped and exploded behind him.

Beth Lederach of Clovis tells the Fresno Bee she was driving by when she saw the duplex in flames Saturday and called 911.

A woman standing outside holding a baby was shouting that her father was still inside.

In video shot by Lederach, the flames surged and several people who had been trying to help ran down the driveway.

They were followed by a stocky man in jeans and a Los Angeles Dodgers cap who had the woman's father over his shoulder. Neither Lederach nor fire officials knew the rescuer's identity.

Fire Capt. Kris Townsend says the man who was rescued was being treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation.

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.

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