Four Dallas firefighters were hurt while trying to put out a blaze at a small one-story home in south Oak Cliff early Wednesday morning.
When firefighters first arrived shortly about 12:30 a.m., they found the wood-frame house at 4036 Fernwood Ave. had flames coming out of the back of the roof.
Since there was a car parked in the driveway, rescuers feared there was someone inside the house, so their attack was aggressive.
With one firefighter on the roof and more inside, crews were making good progress putting out the flames when one section of the roof collapsed.
The firefighter on top fell through, landing near a crew inside. He was immediately helped outside and taken to Parkland Hospital with facial burns and smoke inhalation. He was listed in serious condition.
A second firefighter also suffered from smoke inhalation and was also admitted to the hospital, where he was being held for observation. Two others received minor burns from debris that fell on them and were treated and released from a hospital.
A man who rented the home said he was in the process of moving out. He said the owner had told him the property was in foreclosure.
No one else was injured in the fire.
Investigators are now working to find the cause of the fire but said it was suspicious.
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