JENNINGS, Mo. — A north St. Louis County firefighter was injured Thursday morning while responding to a second-alarm house fire in Jennings.
According to the North County Fire & Rescue, the first-alarm fire was reported at about 7 a.m. Monday at home in the 2000 block of Switzer Avenue. It was upgraded to a second-alarm fire just after 7 a.m.
One of the firefighters injured his shoulder inside while trying to reach the burning home's second floor, Battalion Chief Keith Goldstein said.
The firefighter was taken to a local hospital and released before noon Thursday, Goldstein said. No bones were broken.
The home suffered extensive damage, and the cause of the fire was still being investigated as of Friday. Goldstein said they were able to determine that the fire originated in an outside room housing a hot tub.
No other firefighters or civilians were injured in the fire, Goldstein said.
The following companies provided mutual aid: Metro North Fire Protection District, Ferguson Fire Department, Berkeley Fire Department, Northeast Fire and Ambulance, Florissant Valley Fire Protection District, University City Fire Department, St. Louis City Fire Department and Christian Hospital EMS, according to a Facebook post from North County Fire & Rescue.
The Hazelwood Fire Department also filled in to cover north St. Louis County while crews were busy in Jennings.
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