



Jacobucci said she maneuvered through thick clouds of smoke to rescue the building's occupants and checked to make sure each bedroom and bathroom of the building was clear.



"Being scared never even crossed my mind," she said. "It's just instinctual. You just want to help people, make sure that everybody's safe."



Other than one firefighter who was hospitalized with a minor hand injury, no one was injured in the blaze.



When firefighters got there, flames coating the back of the buildings were billowing 25 feet into the air and quickly spreading, said firefighter Jason Flores, who was among the first responders. Smoke conditions were incredibly heavy, he said.



"By the time we got here," Flores said, "the house was totally involved."



By 12:45 p.m., more than 100 firefighters helped put out the blaze, which started at 2720 N. Campbell Ave. and spread to 2724 N. Campbell Ave., rendering both those structures uninhabitable from fire and water damage. The home at 2718 also burned but was not as badly damaged.



To release gas and heat sealed in two of the houses, firefighters punched holes through the attics and broke most, if not all, of the buildings' windows.