Off-duty Mountie helps rescue baby and family trapped in house fire
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RCMP Const. Anton Lorde, off-duty and driving home on July 18, spotted a burning house in Sydney, N.S., banged on windows to alert residents, and helped a father pull four people—including a 4-month-old baby and two teens—from a basement window as flames raged.
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