Politics
Newark mayor Cory Booker helps rescue neighbors from fire
Booker’s thumb and first finger of his right hand were bandaged.
The woman Booker helped save is in stable condition with second-degree burns to her back and neck.
“Honestly it was terrifying and to look back and see nothing but flames and to look in front of you and see nothing but blackness,” Booker said. The mayor said he now has an even more profound respect for firefighters.
Booker is known for helping constituents, even shoveling snow during a blizzard that snarled his city and the Northeast in 2010.
Booker, a prolific social media user, tweeted late Thursday that he was fine and thanked his followers for their well-wishes.
“Thanks 2 all who are concerned. Just suffering smoke inhalation,” Booker tweeted. “We got the woman out of the house. We are both off to hospital. I will b ok.”
He then posted a tweet early Friday morning that read: “Thanks everyone, my injuries were relatively minor. Thanks to Det. Alex Rodriguez who helped get all of the people out of the house.”
