San Angelo Firefighter Injured in Early Morning Blaze

 

A San Angelo firefighter was taken into emergency surgery this morning after falling through a ceiling while fighting a house fire.

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Above: Monday morning, debris can be seen in front of the house fire. (LIVE! Photo/John Basquez)

Emergency dispatchers received a call of a fire at 2451 Baylor St. at 1:47 a.m. Monday. The first San Angelo Fire Department engine arrived at 1:42 a.m. After the blaze was extinguished, the injured firefighter was cooling hotspots in the attic – to ensure the fire didn’t reignite – when he fell through the ceiling, landing one story below. The firefighter was wearing full bunker gear at the time.

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An ambulance rushed him to Shannon Medical Center, where he was taken into surgery about 7 a.m. He was alert and able to move his extremities. He remained in surgery as of 8:30 a.m.

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Updated times: The corrected times of the 9-1-1 call were updated. There was a previous call to this residence Sunday morning that turned out to be very minor. We regret the error.

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