All hands on deck for Thatcher house fire [Video]

Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A firefighter moves a hose into position. Firefighters battled a Thatcher structure fire on Reay Lane for nearly four hours on Saturday. One occupant was reportedly flown to a Phoenix burn center for treatment of second-degree burns.

Passerby pulls occupant from fire

“I was just on my way to work.”

Good Samaritan Mike Rhinehart

By Jon Johnson

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THATCHER – A Thatcher resident was pulled from a house fire on Saturday by a man who happened to be passing by on his way to work. The resident was treated at the scene by paramedics before being transported to Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center. According to a family member, he was then airlifted to a Phoenix burn center for further treatment of second-degree burns to his back and arm.  

The Good Samaritan, identified as Mike Rhinehart, said he just …