A firefighter with Camelot Volunteer Fire and Rescue and another with the Windcrest Volunteer Fire Department were among those battling a house fire in the 8600 block of Glen Breeze Monday afternoon when both had to be rushed to nearby hospitals.
Ed Eisenbeck, the Camelot Fire Chief, said his firefighter was overcome by heat exhaustion as late afternoon temperatures soared both outdoors and indoors.
"It takes a toll on the body really fast considering inside you have temperatures roughly 800 degrees," Eisenbeck said.
He said the other firefighter was hit by a falling eave from the burning roof.
"He had some neck pain, some back pain, but I think he's going to be fine," Eisenbeck said.
The chief said the initial suspicion was the fire started on the kitchen stove but soon spread into the attic.
"Once flames get into the attic, they're pretty hard to control," he said.
The longer it took to bring the fire under control, Eisenbeck said, the more manpower and equipment had to be brought in to relieve firefighters susceptible to the summer temperatures.
"So we had to tone out more departments to assist," he said.
Eisenbeck said the people inside the home escaped injury although the house was a total loss.
Copyright 2011 by KSAT.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
