Cloquet police and firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a Cloquet residence Sunday afternoon and found a person inside who was conscious, but confused and not capable of getting out of the house without assistance.
Cloquet Police Sergeant Tory Cawcutt had just kicked in the door of the residence when Cloquet Area Fire District firefighters arrived at the home on the 200 block of Fourth Street. CAFD Battalion Chief Gordy Meagher and Captain Jesse Buhs joined Cawcutt inside the residence, confirmed the smoke was coming from the kitchen and assisted the person out of the home. The fire was contained to the top of the stove area, according to an account of the incident posted on the CAFD website and confirmed by Fire Chief Kevin Schroeder.
The person inside the home was transported to Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet for evaluation.
