Firefighter injured in Manchester apartment fire

Tuesday, May 22, 2012


MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Officials say a firefighter has suffered minor injuries battling a three-alarm apartment fire in Manchester.

They say the blaze broke out at the seven-unit, multi-family building on Myrtle Street Monday afternoon.

Authorities say the firefighter was injured during a ceiling collapse but is expected to be OK.

Officials say a total of six firefighters were temporarily trapped during the collapse.

WMUR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/LeZGG9) it's unclear what sparked the blaze.

The Red Cross is helping the four people displaced by the fire.

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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com


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