A Washington Township firefighter was seriously injured Sunday
afternoon when he was pinned between two tanker trucks while fighting a
fire at 3695 St. James Road in Troy Township in Richland County.Josef Tadijanac was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Washington Township Fire Chief Dave Compton said.
The chief said Tadijanac’s left leg was crushed, the chief said.
‘‘He has undergone two surgeries to restore circulation from the knee down,” Compton said.
The blaze started in the garage and spread through the house.
It
took two hours for firefighters from Troy, Springfield, Washington and
Jefferson townships; and the villages of Johnsville and Iberia to douse
the flames.
Troy Fire Chief Rich Compton said he was on vacation and was not at the fire.
His brother, Washington Township’s fire chief, also was not at the scene Sunday.
Neither Compton had any further information to release.
The investigation continues.
