JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Two Jackson Fire Department firefighters were injured while putting out a business fire early Monday morning.
According to Chief Fire Investigator Charles Felton, the blaze occurred around 4:43 a.m. at a business located on 1305 Ellis Avenue.
Felton said that during the fire suppression, two firefighters sustained first-degree burns and were taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
The firefighters are expected to make a full recovery.
Felton said the fire started by “incendiary human involvement,” and that it is believed to be arson.
