By Jeremy Grey
AL.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the second time today, Birmingham firefighters this evening were injured battling a house fire that likely was started by a space heater.
This time, two were burned and one fell from a ladder battling a fire in the 1400 block of 18th Place Southwest, said Battalion Chief C.W. Mardis. An occupant of the house escaped unharmed.
One had second to third degree burns to his hands, and one had a scald on his back. The firefighter who fell suffered injuries to his head and shoulders. All three were taken to UAB Hospital and are expected to recover.
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