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Video: Firefighter catches fire while battling blaze

Another firefighter can be heard telling the firefighter that he’s on fire

By FireRescue1 Staff

LINDEN, Pa. — A firefighter had large embers land on the back of his head while battling a fire Tuesday.

FOX13News.com reported that a bystander caught the moment the firefighter caught fire in an Instagram video. The video shows the firefighter standing on a roof knocking down a fire on a second story. Another firefighter can be heard telling the firefighter that he’s on fire.

The fire on the firefighter was quickly put out, according to the bystander who took the video.

The building, which was once a day care facility, was empty.

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