4 Firefighters operating at a commercial building fire in Allegany County town of Friendship (NY) were injured this morning (3 critical at the time of this report). Initial reports are that the FF’s were making entry in the rear and the rear wall collapsed without warning. One report is that it collapsed nearly vertical with a debris field of about 15 feet. The Firefighters were entrapped for an unknown short amount of time. Initially no one knew of the entrapment until someone heard one of the least injured guys yelling for help. 3 of the firefighters are from Cuba (NY) and one is a Friendship Firefighter. Reported injuries are 1 FF with possible collapsed lung and broken vertebrae, 1 FF with possible broken back and neck, 1 FF with possible broken arm and facial injuries, and the 4th is unknown at this time. Updates here: http://www.pcfirenews.com/
