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ALTON, Ill. — A firefighter in Alton was injured during a fire rescue after a resident body-slammed into the firefighter while attempting to enter a building on Wednesday.
Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 3800 block of Western around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and found smoke flowing from the building.
Residents on the scene confirmed that all but one of the residents had safely exited the building and that the resident was believed to still be in the basement, where the fire originated. While entering the building, one of the male residents ran toward the house and assaulted one of the firefighters.
Full story: Alton resident attacks firefighter with victim still trapped inside burning building