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Firefighter suffers minor injury in residential fire

A Danville firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling a residential fire on Thursday. Just before 6 a.m., Firefighters were dispatched to 111 Delaware on a report of a large amount of smoke. Firefighters found smoke coming from the roof and eaves of the home and heavy fire coming out of a window in the back of the house.

Firefighters performed a search of the building and found a large hole in the floor. But no victims were found in the house. The firefighter was injured while removing windows for ventilation of the building.

Fire Chief Aaron Marcott said there were no damage estimates yet, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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