Pilger Couple Escapes House Fire
PILGER - Some Northeast Nebraskans are being hailed as heroes after alerting their neighbors to a fire.
The Stanton County Sheriff's Office says authorities were notified and responded to a 911 call of a house fully engulfed in fire and two people still believed to be inside the home on 575th Ave. southeast of Pilger on Friday night.
Authorities say the couple, who were asleep inside, were woken up by passerby’s and they were able to get them out of the home before it became fully engulfed.
Pilger Fire and Rescue responded and asked for mutual aid from Wisner and Stanton Fire.
The Sheriff's Office says the home burned for more than two hours before being brought under control and is a total loss.
No injuries were reported and fire crews remained on scene until early Saturday morning.