Firefighter rescues girl from burning Everett home after DPW workers spot smoke Boston 25 News [Video]

EVERETT, Mass. — A firefighter rescued a 3-year-old girl from the top floor of a burning triple-decker in Everett on Wednesday morning, according to a pair of public works employees who rushed into the home before crews arrived at the scene.

The fire broke out on the corner of Hancock and Tappan streets around 8 a.m., prompting a massive response from Malden, Chelsea, and Everett firefighters.

Jason Papa and Jesse Whinocour were driving down the street when they spotted smoke and sprung into action to alert the residents inside.

“We were driving down the street and we saw the smoke. I told him to stop the truck. We ran in and started kicking doors and knocking on doors. We ran inside the apartments to make sure nobody was in there,” Whinocour said. “There was too much flames, too black from the smoke. I couldn’t save her.”

Papa said the little …