By Peter Currier
The Sun
LOWELL, Mass. — After preventing a tragedy, two Billerica paramedics are being credited for their quick thinking when they discovered and responded to a residential fire in Lowell Friday morning.
In a statement Sunday, Billerica Police Chief Roy Frost said the two paramedics, Enrick “Nick” Nuttoli and Danika Connors, had been returning to Billerica from a call at Lowell General Hospital early Friday at about 3:30 a.m.
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On their return, the pair was traveling down School Street in Lowell, where they saw flames shooting from the second floor of a two-family home where no lights were on, which they took as an indication that nobody inside was awake or aware of the fire. The paramedics notified Billerica’s dispatch of what they were seeing, and that information was sent to the Lowell E-911 Communications Center.
While other first responders were on their way, Nuttoli and Connors went around the side of the residential building and began knocking on doors and banging on windows in an effort to get the attention of anyone inside and wake up anybody who was asleep. All six of the building’s residents were able to leave the building without any reported injuries, which Frost said was due to the actions of the paramedics.
“The actions taken by these paramedics exemplify professionalism, awareness and a commitment to protecting life,” said Frost. “In a situation such as this, every second matters. Their quick thinking and willingness to act in a dangerous situation undoubtedly prevented what could have been a tragic outcome.”
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