Woman critically burned in house fire despite husband’s daring rescue

A 39-year-old woman was critically burned Sunday morning in a south Sacramento house fire. Sacramento Fire Department engines responded to a call on the 7700 block of Rotherton Way in the Parkway neighborhood about 3:45 a.m., according to dispatch calls. Firefighters found “heavy fire conditions” stemming from the single-story house’s back bedroom upon arrival, Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Capt. Justin Sylvia said. The woman’s husband smelled smoke and went into the back bedroom where she was sleeping, Sylvia said. A flashover — firefighter terminology for when heavy layers of smoke co...