The Buffalo News
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo fire captain suffered a back injury when he was struck by collapsing drywall while fighting a garage fire that spread to a nearby home and caused a total of $130,000 damage late Monday night.
Firefighters responded to a 10:39 p.m. call of a garage fire at 33 Rickert Ave., one block west of Fillmore Avenue, north of East Ferry Street.
The fire spread to the occupied home at 1598 Fillmore, causing an estimated $125,000 damage. Fire officials also listed $5,000 damage to the garage on Rickert.
The cause of the garage fire remains under investigation.
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