Firefighters from Bedford County fought a structure fire on the 1200 of Oakview Court in Moneta Saturday that left one firefighter hospitalized and a home heavily damaged.

Multiple fire agencies were dispatched and arrived to find heavy fire coming from a single-story residence. Companies conducted searches and worked to control the fire. 

During operations, a firefighter had a medical event a resulting in a “firefighter down” transmission, according to a Facebook post by the Bedford Fire Department.

WSLS 10 NEWS reported that the firefighter was originally taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, but was then flown to VCU Medical Center in Richmond.