Off-duty police officer helps man, son escape house fire

(Photo: The Gazette)

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – No word yet on what caused a fire at a Colorado Springs home Sunday afternoon.

A blaze broke out in the rear of a dwelling near Palmer Park and Babcock.

The Gazette reports off-duty officer, Jimmy Paladino, was walking his dog nearby and went inside to help a man and his son get out safely. 

It's unclear how much damage the house sustained.