An Albany police officer is being credited with saving the life of a 70-year-old paraplegic man from a burning home.
Albany police officials say Officer Richard Chu responded to a report of a house fire around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. When he arrived, the home was engulfed in thick smoke and two women were standing on the front lawn.
One of the women told Chu that her disabled husband was still inside the house. Chu ran inside, found the man lying on the floor and carried him outside.
No one was injured.
Police say the fire started in the kitchen and was extinguished by Albany firefighters. The cause is considered accidental.
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