BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut newlywed in her wedding gown is being credited with helping save a family from a Bridgeport house fire.
Officials say that Georgette Clemons (pictured at left) had just left her wedding reception Sunday evening when she spotted smoke coming from a home on West McKinley Avenue.
Clemons told The Associated Press she got out of the car she was riding in and ran to the home, where she pounded on the door to warn the occupants.
As firefighters arrived and battled the blaze after members of the Eitelberg family were rescued, Clemons was nearby folding her muddied wedding dress.
Clemons says she messed up her shoes, but says that's no big deal because the people inside the burning home are safe.
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Officials say that Georgette Clemons (pictured at left) had just left her wedding reception Sunday evening when she spotted smoke coming from a home on West McKinley Avenue.
