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"A Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy is being called a hero for helping save three children from a burning home in Lake Worth.Fire officials confirmed the deputy was the first at the scene of a raging house fire along Chickasha Road shortly before 2 a.m. Friday.ALSO: Get Breaking News Emails, Mobile AlertsPalm Beach County Fire Rescue officials said the deputy entered the burning home through a side bedroom window.Firefighters said the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived moments later.PBCFR said the deputy then handed three children to firefighters from the bedroom window before jumping out to safety.MOBILE/TABLET USERS: Watch The VideoFire crews said those three children and an adult were hurt in the fire.Two children were taken by helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center in critical condition.The other child and adult were taken to Delray Medical Center in critical condition.The deputy was taken to a hospital as a precaution.Investigators are now trying to determine what caused the fire.The home suffered extensive damage.ALSO: View, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local:9146236"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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