Updates a story first published at 8:18 a.m. Monday, May 21.

LONGMEADOW – Police Sgt. Eric Wisnouskas is being credited with saving the life of a woman injured in a Cobblestone Road house fire early Monday morning.

Wisnouskas was the first public safety official to arrive at 57 Cobblestone Road, where a fire broke out just before 4 a.m. today. When the homeowner's son said his mother was still inside the burning, 2-story home, Wisnouskas sprung into action, Longmeadow Police Capt. John D. Stankiewicz said in a release.

Wisnouskas entered the smoke-filled house and made his way to the second floor, where he was forced to retreat after encountering thick, acrid smoke, according to Stankiewicz. The sergeant then covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel and made another attempt to find the woman. He located the unconscious woman and dragged her downstairs, Stankiewicz said.

The victim was transported to Baystate Medical Center, where she remained in serious condition this morning.

As of 7 p.m. Monday, the woman was is stable condition in the intensive care unit at Baystate, according to Longmeadow police.

Officers Sean Smith and Amanda VanBuskirk assisted with the rescue. All three officers risked their own safety, but Stankiewicz credited Wisouskas as a "true hero" who saved the woman's life. "This woman would not be alive if it weren't for him making that second effort to find her," Stankiewicz said.

The blaze is being investigated by state troopers assigned to the office of state Fire Marshall Stephen D. Coan.