RAVENA, NY - First responders were called to a home in Ravena on Sunday, April 3rd, for a report of a fire with an occupant trapped on the second floor.

The call went out at 6:45 P.M. for a report of a kitchen on fire at 1 Schuyler Ave. A second 911 call was placed, with the caller stating that they saw flames coming from within the home. Dispatch advised incoming units that they were now receiving reports of a male hanging from a window on the second floor.

“Upon my arrival I noticed heavy smoke coming from all four sides of the structure,” said Deputy Chief Kevin Phillips of the Ravena Fire Department. He observed the victim that was trying to escape the smoke from the second floor.

“On the 'Bravo' side, second floor, there was a gentleman who was hanging outside the window and needed to be rescued,” he said. “Myself and Assistant Chief Travis Witbeck of Ravena Fire used the homeowner's Little Giant ladder and put the ladder up to where he was able to self-extricate.”

There was minor damage to the kitchen area, according to Phillips.

“My first engine company arrived, went inside and noticed there was a fire in the kitchen area on top of the stove and it extended into the cabinets,” Phillips said. “The homeowners knocked it down with their own extinguisher.” He says there were at least four or five people that lived inside, all of which made it out safe.

The fire was mostly extinguished by the homeowners. The fire department made sure the fire was extinguished and helped remove the smoke from the structure. The homeowners found shelter elsewhere for the night.

Ravena, Coeymans, New Baltimore and Coeymans Hollow Fire Departments assisted, as well as Ravena Rescue, Albany County Paramedics, Coeymans Police and Albany County Sheriffs.

Chief Phillips says the cause of the fire is believed to have been from an electrical issue in the hood above the stove.

There were no pets reported to be inside the home, and no injuries were reported on the scene.