Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze On Detroit's West Side

DETROIT (WWJ) - A Detroit firefighter has been taken to the hospital after he was hurt while battling a blaze on the city's west side.

The fire took off early Wednesday morning at a four-family flat at Monterey Street and Dexter Avenue, south of the Davison Freeway.

Officials tell WWJ the firefighter was on a staircase when it collapsed. The man was walking around afterward and was seemingly okay, but the chief insisted he go to the hospital as a precaution.

No other injuries were reported.

A cause of the fire remains under investigation.

 

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