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Monday, October 27, 2008

Man pulled from burning house is revived because of thermal camera

Man pulled from burning house is revived
Thermal camera was key in rescue
By David Tirrell-Wysocki
Associated Press / October 27, 2008

A Massachusetts man was revived after being pulled not breathing from his burning seasonal home in Sanbornton, N.H., early yesterday after his wife jumped from a second-floor window to call for help.

Fire Chief John DeSilva said a firefighter using a thermal imaging camera found Robert Livoti of Waltham with little time to spare. Rescuers revived him outside.

"They were able to bring him back," he said.

The chief said the camera made all the difference in the blinding and deadly smoke.
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