Fayette County

Lexington firefighter injured when ceiling collapses in house fire, 6 displaced

New engine during a news conference held at Lexington Fire Dept. station no. 1, 219 East Third St. in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, September 11, 2014. The city has purchased 4 new ambulances, five new engines, and two ladder trucks. The new equipment is destined for 10 of the city s 23 fire stations. Photo by Charles Bertram Staff
New engine during a news conference held at Lexington Fire Dept. station no. 1, 219 East Third St. in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, September 11, 2014. The city has purchased 4 new ambulances, five new engines, and two ladder trucks. The new equipment is destined for 10 of the city s 23 fire stations. Photo by Charles Bertram Staff Herald-Leader

Lexington firefighters were dispatched at 2:07 a.m. Sunday to a structure fire at 817 Charles Ave. that injured one firefighter..

Firefighters arrived to the scene and found a car on fire that had spread to the nearby home, displacing six people. The fire was upgraded to a working fire and extinguishment efforts began.

The fire was extinguished, but a firefighter was injured when a ceiling collapsed on him.

Investigators are currently on the scene to determine the cause.

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Bradlee Reed-Whalen
Lexington Herald-Leader
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