the inferno its peak the young provided a ladder so the officer could climb a window to rescue mary duganpatrol partner sr hailed as life savers today. >> i found her in front of the bedroom sitting down on the floor. and a room full of smoke. >> reporter: the house next door sustained major damage as well. no injuries there. like mary dugan three other residents of the gutted house remain hospitalized with smoke inhalation including his wife and son. they scrambled to safety on their own. >> all made it out and they're fine. happened 4:24 a.m. this morning. we still don't know the origin. >> reporter: william mack has been a police officer for only three years. he's bashful in the face of all the glory being showered on glim she was alive in there. i wasn't going to let her die. she was crying for help and that's why i signed up for this job. >> reporter: there is lots of property destruction here but this story pretty much ends with all relatively good news. no loss of life, no major injuries and all thanks to the quick work and bravery of the police, the firefighters and gallant neighb

. >> reporter: good evening rick, late today judge patrick dugan must stay on trial for the killing of marie buck on december 24th of last year. this man maurice green is held on charges stemming from a notorious christmas eve murder. marie buck was shot 11 times inside of her southeast corner store that morning. buck's grandson and girlfriend testified that they are drug addicted that regularly bought heroin from maurice green and schemed to steal a 5500 gold chain from green to buy more drugs and they believe that green went to the store looking for the grandson who was not there with revenge the motive. >> whatever it may be come to someone's home and ask them for the money you don't just walk into a grocery store and brutally kill them. you aren't get the money back. >> and they played video of a chevy impala, that matched one of his cars driving through the neighborhood and a man with his face covered and they say that it resembles him. >> it was him revenging -- revenge to hurt my nephew and hurt us. that is just -- i'm sorry that uncalled for. >> green entered a plea of not guilty and