Firefighters wife rescues own family – Thu, 20 Feb 2014 PST

The wife of a firefighter rescued their three sleeping children Tuesday night from the couples burning home in the Ponderosa neighborhood of SpokaneValley.

Rachelle Flatt noticed flames on the back patio and called 911 just after 9:30 p.m. Flames reached a propane tank attached to the outside grill before she could get her children out of thehouse.

I was almost to the (front) door when the slider door exploded, shesaid.

The tanks valve blew open and shattered a set of patio doors and pushed flames into the house, said Fire District 8 Assistant

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Rachelle Flatt, standing in her fire-damaged living room, saved herself and her three young children after her house caught fire Tuesday night in Spokane Valley. Flatt was taken to the hospital to treat minor burns and smokeinhalation. (Full-size photo)(All photos)

The wife of a firefighter rescued their three sleeping children Tuesday night from the couples burning home in the Ponderosa neighborhood of SpokaneValley.

Rachelle Flatt noticed flames on the back patio and called 911 just after 9:30 p.m. Flames reached a propane tank attached to the outside grill before she could get her children out of thehouse.

I was almost to the (front) door when the slider door exploded, shesaid.

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