A firefighter fell through a floor and was injured at a Sunday morning house fire that killed one person in Mount Airy, Maryland.
Firefighters were called around 8:15 a.m. to a single-family wood-frame home that was occupied by an elderly couple, according to wbaltv.com (http://bit.ly/1lqc5YI). The occupants reportedly escaped before crews arrived, but a woman trapped in the house died.
Officials said the incident was complicated by the fact that the home was back a long, unpaved, narrow driveway. Firefighters had to shuttle water in from elsewhere.
One firefighter fell through a weakened floor and suffered leg burns. He was transported to an area hosptial, treated, and released.
Read more about this fire athttp://bit.ly/1lqc5YI.
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