Two NY Firefighters Hurt in House Fire

Sept. 3, 2019
One firefighter was injured in a fall and another suffered heat exhaustion while battling an early Tuesday blaze in Grand Island.

Two New York firefighters were injured tackling a house fire early Tuesday.

Crews responded to the blaze at about 1:30 a.m. at a house in Grand Island, WKBW-TV reports. Erie County Sheriff's office investigators found that improperly stored cleaning products caused the fire.

During the blaze, one firefighter was injured in a fall, while another suffered heat exhaustion.

The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire, which caused $160,000 in damage, WKBW added.