A firefighter suffered a knee injury Saturday afternoon while battling a house fire in Omaha.
Authorities with the Omaha Fire Department said the blaze ignited about 3:45 p.m. at a house near 35th Street and Dewey Avenue.Flames and smoke could be seen shooting from the house as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. Firefighters said they also faced another enemy in the form of ice.”Everything that you do is just 10 times harder,” said Omaha Assistant Fire Chief Dan Stolinski. “You try to watch every step you take because once water hits the ground, it freezes.”Officials said there was no word on damage.The injured firefighter was taken to Creighton University Medical Center, and officials said the injury was not serious. Stolinski said the firefighter probably slipped on ice.”It’s a very steep roof back there. (It’s) a roof that’s very icy, and so it’s very difficult for the guys to get up there and make those cuts,” Stolinski said
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