A Mesa man rescued his wife from their burning home Wednesday night after a fire that started with his truck quickly spread to the front of the house.
Just after 9 p.m. near 78th Street and Baseline Road, Patrick Birney said someone pounded on his door to warn him his truck was on fire. Birney says he grabbed a hose and tried to stop the flames, but strong winds spread the fire to the front of the home with his wife still inside.
“You don’t understand… my wife and pets are in the house. Nothing, getting my wife out of the house was going through my mind,” Birney said…