A firefighter suffered minor burns while working on a house fire on Sunday evening, according to a post on X from the Denver Police Department. Crews responded to reports of a house fire on South King Street near West Alameda Avenue and South Knox Court.
When crews arrived, they discovered a fire in the crawl space of the home, which had spread to the first floor. The injured firefighter fell through a hole that had burned through the first floor. His fellow crewmates were quickly able to rescue him from the hole. He suffered minor burn injuries to his arms and was medically evaluated. The crews were able to extinguish the fire, and no other injuries were reported.
