CHESTER, Pa. (WPVI) -- A paraplegic man was able to escape a house fire in Chester by pushing himself through a second story window, authorities say.



Crews were called to an apartment fire shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 10th and Meadow Lane.



Police say the fire began in the kitchen of one of the second floor units.



The occupant of that unit, described as a 54-year-old paraplegic man and Marine veteran, was asleep on the couch when the fire broke out.



Once awake, the man got to his wheelchair and then to a window, where he escaped to safety.



The man was rushed to Crozer Chester Medical Center for care.



It took fire crews less than a half hour to extinguish the fire.



One firefighter suffered a minor injury.