MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A firefighter suffered burns to the face on Thanksgiving Day while battling an apartment fire in South Memphis, according to the Memphis Fire Department (MFD).
MFD said the firefighter received second-degree burns to the face and was rushed to the Regional One Burn Center. No other injuries were reported.
The fire broke out at an apartment on Wicks Avenue near Mississippi Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. on Thanksgiving.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
