FIREFIGHTER INJURED WHILE PUTTING OUT HOUSE FIRE IN JACKSON, MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A firefighter was injured while putting out a house fire in Jackson.

According to the Jackson Fire Department, the blaze occurred around 4:02 a.m. at a home in the 2300 block of East Drive.

While extinguishing the flames, a firefighter fell through a hole in the floor of the home.

He was then taken by ambulance to a local hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

Investigators are working to determine what caused the fire.

Firefighter injured while putting out house fire in Jackson