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Two Columbia firefighters were injured as a commercial structure fire extended to a house
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Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in the all-night fire operation and were released following emergency room treatment
It took firefighters about seven hours to extinguish the blaze; a fire hydrant at the home didn’t provide enough water to put out the fire
Hundreds of homes in the 1,300-year-old town were destroyed but no deaths were reported
The injured firefighters are expected to be OK; one suffered a minor finger injury, and the other suffered a foot injury in a ladder accident
Some firefighters had just been cleared from a residential blaze when they got called to the massive warehouse blaze
The firefighter was driving by when he spotted an apartment fire and got out to help the residents escape the burning home
Firefighter Cosmo Paris, 59, was returning home after an incident when he suffered an apparent heart attack
The firefighter was one of five people injured and was taken to the hospital after suffering hand burns
The firefighters sustained minor injuries after an explosion happened about five minutes into the fire suppression
“They are under the impression that if you can call 911, someone will come help, but that’s not how it is,” Chief Brian Vogel said
He got his wife and three kids out safely, and found it strange to be the one needing help as he watched firefighters put out the blaze
Captain Craig Moreau was driving home with his wife and spotted the flames; he used beer the truck was carrying to put out the brake fire
“The biggest concern is the propane cars...if they happen to explode, we’re looking at major damage,” fire chief Tim Corbin said
One of the firefighters was hurt in a fall through a floor that collapsed; the other firefighters sustained burns and all were transported to the hospital
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“People were rushing out, we were rushing in, knocking on doors. People had to picked off by the ladder truck. It was quite an extensive rescue operation,” Assistant Chief Nick Verdicchio said
All four firefighters suffered burns, but none of the injuries are considered life-threatening
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The firefighter was treated at the hospital for burns and was later released
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