Thursday, September 2, 2010 Three Nashville firefighters had to be taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday after they were hurt on the job, and a fourth was treated at the scene of a blaze in South Nashville, officials said.  "It is unusual. I can't remember us having this many (injuries) in one day," said Nashville Fire Deputy Chief Maggie Lawrence.
Crews arrived at the scene of a fire at a duplex on Hill Court in South Nashville about 1:30 p.m. to find most of the roof covered in flames. They were inside battling the blaze when a small part of the roof fell in on them.
All four were burned, but the extent of their injuries was not known, Lawrence said.
A mother and small child at home when the fire began were not hurt.
Separately, a fifth firefighter was injured about 11 a.m. while responding to a Bellevue house fire. The home on Harpeth Road had burned to the ground by the time crews arrived, Lawrence said. No one else was hurt.
It wasn't clear how the firefighter got hurt or how bad his injuries were, but Lawrence said he wasn't burned. He was taken to Vanderbilt for treatment.
Both the home and duplex were a total loss.