A Los Angeles firefighter was injured after falling off a ladder while battling a house fire in Arlington Heights on Saturday.
He fell while attempting to climb from the aerial to a ladder going into a second-floor window of the home.
He immediately stood up, and was checked out by his colleagues. Afterward, he went back up the ladder, CBS Los Angeles reported.
The fire burned the second floor and attic of the house.
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