Neighbor hailed as hero after pulling woman from house fire in Boston

BOSTON — An elderly woman was saved from a fire after being pulled from a burning home on Friday night.

The Boston Fire Department says they responded to 684 River Street to reports of a fire. Once there, firefighters learned that a woman was inside the residence.

Firefighters learned after entering the building that a neighbor is the one who played the hero, pulling the woman out of the home.