Two firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries after falling through a burning floor during a residential fire in Wilmington, Delaware.
The News Journal (http://delonline.us/XXOenz) reports that the two firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns. When firefighters arrived on scene, heavy flames and smoke were pouring from the two-story home, which was not occupied when the fire broke out.
Few other details on the incident were available. For more, visit http://delonline.us/XXOenz.
This incident comes on the heels of one in New York state in which one firefighter died after he and another fell through a floor during a residential fire. For more on such fireground scenarios, consider SAVING OUR OWN: THE FIREFIGHTER WHO HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE FLOOR, Fires Below the Residential First Floor ,and “AWARE”: A LIFE-SAVING PLAN FOR RESCUING TRAPPED FIREFIGHTERS.
