May 18, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of New Jersey's largest city expects to have more to say Friday about how he helped rescue neighbors from a fire.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker was treated and released from a hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation and second-degree burns.
Booker has a bandage around the thumb and first finger of his right hand. He hugged the sister of the woman who he saved and told News 12 New Jersey that he thanked God everyone was OK.
Booker arrived home Thursday night to find the house next door on fire. His spokeswoman says the mayor and two of his security detail entered the home to help residents escape.
The woman Booker helped save is in stable condition. He'll talk about the rescue at a news conference Friday morning.
