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2 NY firefighters injured in fall from ladder

The firefighters were trying to descend from the roof after ventilation operations when they fell 10 to 20 feet from a ladder

By FireRescue1 Staff

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two New York firefighters were injured in a 2-alarm house fire early Tuesday morning.

The firefighters were trying to descend from the roof after ventilation operations when they fell 10 to 20 feet from a ladder, according to WIVB.

As the fire began to threaten two other vacant homes nearby, the shorthanded crew called a second alarm.

Investigators called the fire that destroyed the 3-story vacant home suspicious.

Both firefighters were treated and released from a local hospital.