Fire (KPRC2/Click2Houston.com)
HOUSTON, Texas – A firefighter is recovering after being hospitalized while responding to a building fire in Houston’s Third Ward on Monday morning.
Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department responded to the building fire located in the 2500 block of Southmore around 2 a.m.
When firefighters arrived, they said the the building collapased, injuring one of the responding firefighters.
The firefighter did not sustain serious injuries, according to officials; he was transported to the hospital and later released.
It’s not clear how the fire started at the business, but firefighters said it began on the first floor of the building.
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