2 St. Louis firefighters injured battling blaze
One of the firefighters suffered a serious eye injury
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis firefighters were injured in a fire Monday morning in the Lafayette Square neighborhood.
Neither firefighter suffered life-threatening injuries. One had minor burns and the other had a serious eye injury, said fire Capt. Garon Mosby. They were taken to a hospital.
The fire department got a report about 7 a.m. for smoke in the area. They found the fire at 1632 18th Street, a two-story, four-family brick home.
The @STLFireDept working a fire at 18th and Lafayette. Pictures from @mightyjofoto pic.twitter.com/IBIMipBprJ
— Ryan Dean (@RyanDeanKSDK) May 3, 2021
David Kennebrew carried his wife, Anita Pierce Kennebrew, to safety. She had screamed for him as she saw flames going up her bedroom wall, Mosby said.
One of the family's dogs got out safely. Another dog and a cat died in the fire.
The fire started in the Kennebrew apartment and spread to others in the building, Mosby said. It wasn't immediately clear how it began.
Robert Cohen of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
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Battalion 2 reports: All occupants accounted for outside the building.
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) May 3, 2021
Heavy fire extending through the roof, building evacuated. All members accounted for. Master stream utilized to knock down fire. Members re-entered building; fire extinguished. Both utilities requested. pic.twitter.com/nxR2rr2ndG
Two injured firefighters transported by #EMS/Medic 2; non life threatening injuries.
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) May 3, 2021
Fire investigators on scene. @RedCrossMO contacted to assist three displaced families. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/3uypmx7bZW
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- Burned
- Fire Attack
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