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NY firefighter hospitalized after 2 fires minutes apart

Both fires ‘suspicious,’ says fire department, called arson; firefighter was injured after slipping on stairs

By Anthony Congi
WIVB

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A firefighter is recovering Tuesday morning after a busy night for Buffalo’s bravest. Firefighters are calling two fires they responded to overnight “suspicious.”

The first fire took place on Shreck Avenue, around 3 a.m. Tuesday. A family of 11 is trying to put their house back together, after unconfirmed reports of a firebombing.

About a half hour later, fire sparked on Genesee Street, just about a mile away. It looks like the fire started in a garbage can and then spread. That fire is also being called arson.

Full story: Minutes separate two destructive fires