TX Firefighter Dislocates Shoulder in House Blaze

Nov. 8, 2019
The Aldine firefighter was injured trying to catch a colleague who had slipped off a ladder while battling a house fire in northeast Harris County.

A Texas firefighter was sent to the hospital after battling a house blaze Thursday.

Aldine crews responded to the fire in northeast Harris County, KHOU-TV reports. A father and son both veterans were in the attic when the blaze broke out, but both men escaped injury.

A firefighter dislocated a shoulder during the blaze. According to the Houston Chronicle, the firefighter was injured trying to catch a colleague who had slipped off a ladder. 

Investigators determined the fire was accidental and likely started from an electrical problem in the attic.