A firefighter fell through a roof while extinguishing a blaze at a bar near downtown San Antonio, officials said.
The firefighter was one of dozens who responded to the blaze just before 9 a.m. at Club Essence, 1010 N. Main Ave.
The flames were extinguished in about 10 minutes, Joe Arrington, a spokesman for the department, said. But while a few firefighters were checking the roof for any remaining hot spots, one of them stepped through a tin roof covering a patio area of the bar.
The 18-year veteran of the fire department was evaluated at the scene and declined to be hospitalized.
"More of a pride hurt kind of thing," Arrington said. "No physical injury."
Two people outside the building at the time of the fire complained of smoke inhalation and were also evaluated at the scene but not hospitalized.
Arrington said the fire caused minimal damage to the bar.
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