MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a warehouse in Mobile, according to officials.
The Mobile-Fire Rescue Department told news outlets the fire broke out before dawn Tuesday at a warehouse operated by the Merchants Transfer Company.
The large warehouse was filled with bales of paper, and firefighters spent more than 12 hours trying to extinguish it, fire department spokesman Steven Millhouse said.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries fighting the blaze, Millhouse said, and was taken to a hospital.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Officials were investigating.
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