Training Kicks In For Former Firefighter After Neighbor’s Unit Catches Fire

By Shawn Chitnis
THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A neighbor acted quickly to help others at his apartment complex on Tuesday when a fire burned in a unit just a couple doors down from him. Days later, he’s sharing his story with CBS4 while some families are still cleaning up from the mess the fire created.
(credit: Michelle Nelson)
Around 9 a.m. that day Christian Anderson was outside his apartment when he heard a smoke detector go off. He knocked on the door but there was no answer.
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