Houston Firefighter Shocked at Blaze

    June 7, 2007
    A civilian also was hospitalized.

    HOUSTON --

    A firefighter was shocked while battling a blaze at a northwest Houston apartment complex on Wednesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

    Houston firefighters responded to the fire at the complex on Hanka Drive near Basking Drive at about 5:30 p.m.

    The firefighter was injured shortly after the fire was extinguished. He was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in good condition.

    A civilian was also hospitalized for smoke inhalation after he rescued four children and an adult from one of the units.

    The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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