Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
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A firefighter fell through the roof while battling a fire at a house in Central Fresno on Sunday afternoon. Fresno Fire Chief Kerri Donis said the firefighter was last listed in critical condition.
A Fresno firefighter is in critical condition after falling through a roof into a burning home.
The house fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Central Fresno. Firefighters were battling the blaze on Cortland and Del Mar avenues when the man was injured. The firefighter underwent surgery on Sunday and was in the burn unit.
Donis said the firefighter was in surgery. Department spokesman Pete Martinez said he had second- and third-degree burns on 65% to 75% of his body; Donis said 40% of those burns were third-degree. She said she’s confident in the CRMC burn-unit doctors.
