Two firefighters were injured and three other people were taken to the hospital after a house fire at 926 South Jackson Street Sunday morning.
Lieutenant Colonel Glen Nally, Assistant Fire Chief of Louisville Fire & Rescue said firefighters found heavy fire in the rear of the 2-story home just before 7:30 Sunday morning.
Nally said the fire began on the first floor of the home, traveled through the attic and spread to the second floor of the home. Three people were inside the home when the fire broke out. Nally said two people on the first floor, a man and a woman, were able to get out of the house safely. However, one man was trapped inside the home and had to be rescued by ladder from the second floor of the home. All three were taken to a local hospital; no word on their injuries.
Nally said crews initially had difficulty getting inside the home and pulled crews away for fear of collapse. But crews were eventually able to get inside the house and fight the fire.
Nally said the fire may have been started by a space heater in the front of the home.
Two firefighters were taken to University hospital. One firefighter was taken as a precaution and another slipped and fell. No word on his injuries.
Nally said the home has quite a bit of smoke damage. A neighboring home to the north had significant external damage, but the fire did not reach the inside of the home.
Nally said the below freezing temperatures made it "extremely difficult" for crews to fight the fire
"You get going and you’re adrenaline is pumped up and eventually, the cold hits, so that get’s pretty miserable. Plus, obviously some issues with icing up and slipping." He said.
An extra engine was called in to fight the blaze in the two story frame building.
