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Firefighter injured battling wildfire in Blount County
WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN BLOUNT COUNTY. A FIREFIGHTER HURT WHILE RESPONDING TO A WILDFIRE THIS AFTERNOON. WVTM 13 EMMA OWEN. JOINING US NOW FROM THE BREAKING NEWS DESK WITH THE LATEST. EMMA. YEAH. CHARI AND GUY, THE BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ONE FIREFIGHTER HAS A MINOR LEG INJURY. THANKFULLY, THOUGH, THEY SAY NOBODY ELSE WAS HURT. NOW, THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY, SO INFORMATION IS STILL LIMITED AT THIS TIME. BUT HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. THE WILDFIRES IN THE AREA OF PALISADES PARK AND BLOUNT COUNTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ALSO TELLS US THE WILDFIRE IS CONTAINED, AND THAT SEVERAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDED. NOW, OF COURSE, WE’LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS SI
Firefighter injured battling wildfire in Blount County
A firefighter was injured while at the site of a wildfire near Oneonta in Blount County Tuesday.The blaze apparently broke out early in the afternoon in a subdivision near the Palisades Park area, said the Oneonta Public Safety Director.The Oneonta Fire Department responded and learned embers from an outdoor recreational pit escaped and caused a fire.The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the fire was contained quickly.The sheriff's office said one firefighter suffered a minor leg injury while working at the fire scene.No one else was injured.The Oneonta Public Safety Director said a total of three acres burned.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WVTM 13
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. —
A firefighter was injured while at the site of a wildfire near Oneonta in Blount County Tuesday.
The blaze apparently broke out early in the afternoon in a subdivision near the Palisades Park area, said the Oneonta Public Safety Director.
The Oneonta Fire Department responded and learned embers from an outdoor recreational pit escaped and caused a fire.
The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the fire was contained quickly.
The sheriff's office said one firefighter suffered a minor leg injury while working at the fire scene.
No one else was injured.
The Oneonta Public Safety Director said a total of three acres burned.
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