(KNSI) – Sauk Centre police officers had to rush into a burning home Thursday morning to save a woman suspected of setting it ablaze during an assault.
When the officers arrived around 7:40 to the house on the 700 block of Ash Street South, smoke was already billowing out of the windows. They were told the suspect was a woman and she could possibly be armed, but risked their lives to pull her out.
They found her in the basement, badly burned and passed out. She had to be airlifted to a burn unit. The woman is accused of assaulting a man before setting the fire. He had a severe head injury and is being treated at CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital. The Sauk Centre Fire Department was able to put out the flames once the officers had gotten out.
An investigation into the incident is still ongoing. The Minnesota State Fire Marshall, Minnesota State Patrol, Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Belgrade and Melrose Police Departments are assisting.
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