By Associated Press - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say three firefighters fell through a second-story floor while working to extinguish a fire at a vacant home in Indianapolis.

The fire department says the firefighters were slightly injured in the about 10-foot (3-meter) fall on Tuesday night. Other firefighters went inside and got them out.

The firefighters who fell where taken to a hospital for evaluation of injuries including back, elbow and foot pain as well as sight burns.



The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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