Fire Results in South Carolina Firefighter Injuries

April 7, 2008
The trapped civilian used his cellphone to call for assistance.

SENECA, S.C. --

A man was trapped in a building fire that also injured three firefighters early Sunday morning.

Firefighters responded to a call at about 2:40 a.m. of a fire in the warehouse district on East Main Street in Seneca.

A man who was trapped inside the building called for help using his cell phone.

Crews from several departments responded to the fire and were able to rescue the man. He suffered from smoke inhalation.

One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation while rescuing the man. Another injured his ankle, and a third was treated for a laceration on his hand.

Seneca fire Capt. Todd Williams said, Basically, we got in there blind-sided and couldnt hardly breathe.

Williams said that the warehouse wasnt in operation, but did have cotton products stored inside.

There was no word on what the man who was injured was doing in the building.

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