Pittsburgh Firefighter Injures Ankle Battling Fire

A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured during a residential fire Wednesday, according to the department.

The fire broke out at about 9:45 a.m. at a home in the city's Greenfield neighborhood. When crews reached the scene, the house's resident alerted them that the fire had started in the basement.

Pittsburgh EMS, Fire, and Police responded to a 1-Alarm on the 400 block of Alger Street around 9:45 a.m. When first...

Posted by Pittsburgh Public Safety Department on Wednesday, December 16, 2020

During the incident, one firefighter suffered an ankle injury inside the house. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition, the department said.

Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to the rest of the home, and they had the fire put out in less than a half hour. The cause of the fire is under investigation.