The chief of the North Middletown volunteer fire department in Bourbon County was injured while fighting a house fire early Tuesday, officials said.
Fire Chief Jeff McFarland, who also is the North Middletown mayor, was treated for second-degree burns and was released from Bourbon Community Hospital, Assistant Chief Greg Barnett said. Barnett said McFarland returned to the fire after he was treated at the hospital.
The fire at 733 College Road started about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Barnett said the porch and a front room were on fire when firefighters arrived. McFarland was injured when vinyl siding from the house went down the back of his jacket and burned his neck, Barnett said.
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