Pennsylvania Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze

Jan. 20, 2006
Crews at the scene said his ladder hit a high tension wire.

One firefighter was shaken up overnight while battling a blaze in Bellevue.

The Allegheny County fire marshal was called to the scene of a blaze along Brighton Road.

Investigators said the fire started just after 4 a.m. Friday in back of a nine-unit, three-story building.

Residents were awakened by smoke and then told to get out.

As for the firefighter, crews at the scene said his ladder hit a high tension wire.

He was shaken up but said to be OK.

His name has not been released.

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