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Bike shop burns down while owner was saving homes from Eaton Fire NBC New York [Video]

The owner of an Altadena bike shop is giving back to those impacted by the LA County wildfires even after losing his own business to the Eaton Fire.

Steve Salinas, owner of Steve’s Bike Shop, was helping hose down the homes of his brother and Altadena neighbors while the Eaton Fire swept through his storefront.

“Tuesday night I got a call from my brother that there was a fire started in Eaton Canyon and we know the drill cause we’ve been through a few fires,” said Salinas.

The business owner closed shop and headed two miles northeast towards the mountains with his son Raleigh to help protect his brother’s home.

More than eight hours later, Salinas drove to his house in Pasadena for a quick break before checking on the Altadena home of his friend Jimmy Orlandini.

“I decided to stop because his front yard was starting to catch on …

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Trainee officer saves trapped man from burning home in daring rescue | News [Video]

Bodycam footage shows the moment a trainee officer and his partner saved a disabled man from a large house fire. The blaze started early Sunday morning (26 January). The Lee County Sheriffs Office said field training officer Rachel Bauer-Fithian and deputy trainee Tyler Voege were first on scene at the North Fort Myers home. According to LCSO, Bauer-Fithian attempted to crawl through the house, but the smoke was too thick. The deputies broke a window to reach the man, who was trapped in a bedroom.