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Firefighter Hurt Battling Blaze
Man Suffers Second-Degree Burns On Calf
POSTED: 8:14 am CDT May 28,
2009
UPDATED: 11:07 am CDT May 28,
2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A firefighter was hurt on the job in Bordeaux early Thursday morning.Officials said the firefighter's leg slipped through a hole in the floor while inside an abandoned home that was on fire along Manchester Avenue.Flames then got inside the firefighter's pants leg and caused second-degree burns on his calf.He was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment.Because the home was empty when it caught on fire at about 3 a.m., the fire marshal is investigating.
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