Volunteer firefighter injured in Georges Township house fire
GEORGES TWP. – A volunteer firefighter suffered a leg injury as he worked to extinguish a burning house in Georges Township early Friday. The fire broke out at the vacant house, which was being renovated, on Collier Road shortly after 2 a.m. and quickly engulfed the residence in flames.
Volunteer firefighters from Collier, Smithfield, Fairchance and Hopwood battled the heavy blaze but were unable to stop the two-story home from collapsing.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to quell the blaze, according to emergency personnel.
When the house collapsed, one of the firefighters who was scrambling away suffered an injury to one of his legs, officials said. He was taken by ambulance to the Uniontown Hospital for treatment.
The cause of the blaze has not been determined and the state police fire marshal was called to investigate.
The house was previously hit by fire earlier this year.
The firefighter’s identity and condition were not available Friday, however, officials did note that the injury was not considered serious.
No one else was injured as a result of the fire.