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Officer sees fire, wakes up family

Updated: Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012, 7:37 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012, 7:01 AM EDT

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WDTN) - A police officer's quick action helped save a Middletown family from their burning home early Wednesday morning.

The officer spotted smoke coming from the garage on Buckingham Court around 2 a.m. Wednesday.  He knocked on the door and woke up the five people inside. The woman who answered the door said she recognized the officer; they graduated high school together.

The fire damage appeared to be contained the family's garage. The state fire marshal's office was called to the scene to investigate a cause.

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