San Antonio Firefighter Injured in House Fire

Oct. 6, 2006
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for observation, but he is expected to be OK.

A firefighter was injured early Friday while battling a house fire on the city's East Side.

The firefighter was helping fight a blaze that rekindled at a vacant home at the intersection of Chicago Boulevard and New Braunfels Avenue when he suffered heat exhaustion.

The firefighter was taken to a hospital for observation, but he is expected to be OK.

The home was a total loss.

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