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Brighton Firefighter Injured Battling Fire At Abandoned Building

BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) - A Brighton firefighter was hurt on Wednesday morning while battling a fire on Main Street. Firefighters said the building is vacant and that a floor collapsed inside.

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Brighton Fire and Rescue tweeted pictures of crews working the fire.

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There's no word yet on how the fire started. A grocery and household good store named "Robb's" was in the space for 34 years before closing last year.

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The injury to the firefighter was described as being minor.

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