Off-Duty Pasadena Fire Captain Rescues Woman From Burning Home in East LA

A fire burns in a homeless encampment while shredded boxes cover railroad tracks after ongoing theft in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

EAST LOS ANGELES—An off-duty Pasadena Fire Department captain who was preparing to go to the National Football Conference Championship Game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers rescued a woman and her dog from a burning home in East Los Angeles, authorities said Jan. 31.

“Capt. William Basulto wanted to fulfill his dream by taking his dad and son to the Rams Game yesterday,” Lisa Derderian, of the city of Pasadena, said in a statement.