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WEST LINN, Ore. -A heroic man in West Linn ran into a burning house Wednesday night to save a woman inside.

At the time, the Goodell family was hanging out, making dinner when 11-year-old Egan was the first to see what was going on and immediately got his dad.

“The kids come out yelling the house is on fire across the street,” Donnie Goodell said.

“The next thing I know he’s just flying past me and runs in the house.” Donnie’s wife Alicia Goodell said.

Donnie said the man who lives there was trying to get back inside the home to get his wife but couldn’t with all of the smoke.

“I could tell he was panicking and I think that’s what made me go in was seeing the concerned look on his face,” Donnie said. “I wouldn’t want to go out that way so I just figured somebody had to go in and at least try.”

He said he could hardly see but could feel the heat from the flames and luckily heard the woman and was able to find her.

“By that point I wasn’t able to carry her out I was feeling a bit weak so I had to just put her down and just drag her out,” he said.

The fire trucks came shortly after and for Donnie, everything started to sink in.

“She could have been hurt more, I could have been hurt, my kids were freaking out. I knew I was scaring my kids by doing that so everything just kind of sunk in a little while after,” he said.

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue said three people were injured. Donnie said that includes him and the couple. He had to be checked for carbon monoxide poisoning but is fine now. Officials say they’re all expected to be ok.

“I couldn’t be more proud of him, I mean I got a little worried sure but I couldn’t be more proud. I mean he saved somebody else’s life,” Alicia said.

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is still investigating what caused the fire.