Kansas Firefighter Injured in Lightning-Sparked Blaze at Colleague's Home
The fire ignited EMS Training Instructor Tom Jones' home at 3836 North 112th Street following the lightning strike shortly after 9 a.m., according to Assistant Chief Craig Duke.
While crews were working to extinguished flames coming from the attack, the ceiling collapsed, sending debris down on the head of a firefighter.
Duke was unable to release the firefighter's name.
"(The incident) wasn't bad; but as a precautionary measure, we sent him to the hospital," he said, noting that the firefighter will be back at work for his next shift.
The members of Jones' household were able to self-evacuate after the fire started and crews were able to get it under control within 20 minutes.
The fire caused approximately $100,000 in damages to the house and its contents.
Paul Peluso | Staff Writer
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