Eastern Adams Regional police are being recognized with rescuing a man from his burning home in New Oxford township around midnight Saturday.
Police arrived to the first block of Spruce Lane, and could see the entire roof of the home was on fire and police had reports that a man was trapped in the basement.
Officers Mulder and Fitzpatrick entered the home and found a man sleeping in the basement. They assisted him out of the home before fire crews arrived.
Deputy Fire Chief Tim Tyler of the United Hook and Ladder Company says the house is most likely a complete loss.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
