By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
The Vallejo Times Herald
BENICIA, Calif. — A firefighter suffered moderate injuries early Monday fighting a house fire in the 1200 block of Military West Street, fire officials said.
At about 12:37 a.m. the Benicia Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a residential structure fire on Military West.
When members of Benicia Fire Department Engine 11 arrived, they found a single family dwelling with smoke showing from the attic vents, Benicia Fire Department Fire Marshal Ray Iverson said.
The home’s fire alarms had alerted its occupants, and no one was injured, he said.
One Benicia firefighter suffered a torn left calf muscle as a result of fighting the fire as part of the roof ventilation team. He was taken by ambulance to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, and likely will be out of commission for “at least a month or two,” Iverson said.
The firefighter has since been released from the hospital and is recovering from his injuries, Iverson said.
The fire, which caused an estimated $130,000 in smoke and fire damage to the inside of the residence, was brought under control by Benicia and Vallejo Fire Department personnel at about 1:15 a.m. Iverson said.
The cause of the fire is being called “accidental and electrical in nature,” he said.
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