FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two firefighters were injured while battling a structure fire Friday morning.
NBC2 reported that a fire ignited around midnight at the Omega Youth Community Development building. While fighting the fire, officials say a wall collapsed on two firefighters.
Firefighter Shane Remy, who has been with the department for five years, is recovering from a fractured pelvis, according to the report. Firefighter Tony Price, a seven-year veteran, is in the ICU with injuries to his ribs and clavicle.
The fire chief says the equipment they were wearing save their lives, according to the report. Both firefighters are expected to fully recover.
“In my position its trying not to focus in on them, because I still have to stay in command of the situation, and I realize that my personnel are trained to do what needs to be done and I still need to continue on with my job of overseeing everything, calling in additional resources, makings sure that we had the medics there and other things are taken care of,” said Battalion Chief David Tilton.
The fire is not considered suspicious.