Firefighter suffers severed fingertip at Calif. fire

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune

PASADENA, Calif. — A Pasadena firefighter had the tip of a finger severed after battling a fire Monday, authorities said.

Officials responded to reports just before 8 p.m. of a fire in a converted garage in the 900 block of S. Madison Ave., Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.

Firefighters made quick work of the blaze, which caused an estimated $11,000 worth of damage to the structure and its contents, Derderian said.

The cause was believed to be electrical in nature, officials added.

While placing a ladder back on a fire truck once the flames were out, officials said, a firefighter pinched his finger between the ladder and a ladder bracket, severing the tip.

The firefighter was treated at a hospital and released in stable condition, Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.

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