Fla. Firefighter Hurt Battling Garage Fire

July 13, 2013
A garage fire in Loxahatchee sent a Palm Beach County firefighter to the hospital Friday night.

July 13--A Palm Beach County Fire Rescue firefighter sustained minor injuries Friday night while fighting a fire in Loxahatchee, the agency said today.

The firefighter was transported to Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, said Capt. Jody Marlow, Fire Rescue spokesman.

The extent and type of injuries were unknown, Marlow said, other than they were neither smoke- nor heat-related.

The fire in a detached garage started shortly before 11 p.m. in the 16000 block of Goldcup Drive East, south of Okeechobee Boulevard and east of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

Copyright 2013 - The Palm Beach Post, Fla.

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