A veteran San Jose firefighter suffered serious burns Thursday when flames engulfed his hands and body while he battled a four-alarm blaze at a four-unit townhouse.
The firefighter -- who was not identified -- fell through a portion of the roof that had been cut open to fight the blaze.
San Jose fire Capt. Mary Gutierrez said the firefighter suffered a serious burn to one hand and burns to his other hand, his waist and below his waist. He is being treated at a hospital.
Firefighters say the blaze at a townhouse might have turned fatal if not for a good Samaritan who pulled a woman out of a first-floor unit where the fire started. Firefighter injured during apartment fire in San Jose, Calif.
msnbc.com (blog) - Mar 15, 2012
KVTU reports: A firefighter, attempting to chop a vent hole in the roof of a burning San Jose fourplex early Thursday, suffered a badly burned hand when the damaged ceiling gave way under him and he tumbled into the flames, authorities said.
Firefighter Injured While Battling Fourplex Fire
KHQ Right Now - Mar 15, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A firefighter was injured in a fourplex fire in West San Jose that displaced nearly 20 residents from their homes Thursday morning, according to San Jose fire officials. A call came in about a fire in the 3700 block of Underwood ...
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The firefighter -- who was not identified -- fell through a portion of the roof that had been cut open to fight the blaze.
San Jose fire Capt. Mary Gutierrez said the firefighter suffered a serious burn to one hand and burns to his other hand, his waist and below his waist. He is being treated at a hospital.
Firefighters say the blaze at a townhouse might have turned fatal if not for a good Samaritan who pulled a woman out of a first-floor unit where the fire started. Firefighter injured during apartment fire in San Jose, Calif.
msnbc.com (blog) - Mar 15, 2012
KVTU reports: A firefighter, attempting to chop a vent hole in the roof of a burning San Jose fourplex early Thursday, suffered a badly burned hand when the damaged ceiling gave way under him and he tumbled into the flames, authorities said.
Firefighter Injured While Battling Fourplex Fire
KHQ Right Now - Mar 15, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A firefighter was injured in a fourplex fire in West San Jose that displaced nearly 20 residents from their homes Thursday morning, according to San Jose fire officials. A call came in about a fire in the 3700 block of Underwood ...
All 4 related articles »
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