PHOENIX
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Two Phoenix firefighters escaped a close call fighting a house fire early Monday night.
The incident started out as a police situation. Officers were called to a house near 28th Avenue and Bell Road regarding a family fight.
Phoenix police said an 18-year-old was threatening his parents with a knife.
According to police, The teen's parents grabbed the other kids inside and left. As they looked back at the home, police said the parents noticed their son also leaving and the house on fire.
The first firefighters on the scene said the house was engulfed in flames and smoke. A team of firefighters went inside the home while another team ascended on the roof.
A fire spokesman said the team on the roof started venting the fire by poking holes in the roof. That's when part of the roof gave way, and two firefighters fell right into it. One firefighter went all the way through to the ground, but he other was pulled to safety back up through the hole.
Both firefighters escaped injury, but both were taken to the hospital to be checked out.
Police arrested the 18-year-old. He faces a number of charges, which could include arson.
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