SC musician’s house destroyed in Christmas fire

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Firefighters say members of a Greenville musician’s family were rescued by a neighbor from a fire that completely destroyed his home.

Boiling Springs firefighters say pianist Emile Pandolfi was unhurt in the Sunday blaze, but that four members of his family were trapped on the roof after the fire started.

George Genero, a neighbor, ran over with an extension ladder and helped them get down to safety.

Genero says it was lucky that he had recently borrowed the ladder.

Firefighters say the house and most of the family’s possessions were destroyed. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the blaze.

Pandolfi’s website says he has recorded more than two dozen albums and sold more than two million records since 1991.