A Tewksbury police officer is being praised for helping residents safely evacuate from a house fire on Friday morning.
According to Tewksbury Fire, on January 3 around 5:40 a.m., Tewksbury Police and Fire were dispatched to 36 Mohawk Drive for a report of a house fire, which was called in by a neighbor
Officer Dennis Kelleher was on a nearby street when the fire was called in. He quickly arrived at the home before the firefighters. Upon arrival, he observed heavy smoke and flames coming from the living room and was waved down by a neighbor who notified him that residents were still inside…