MONESSEN (KDKA) – Several fire crews battled a heavy house fire in Monessen this afternoon.
The fire chief tells KDKA that it was a nightmare to get to because the road to the home is only one way in and one way out.
READ MORE: Fourth Stimulus Check: Will You Get Another Relief Payment?According to the chief, when they arrived on the scene just after 3:00 p.m., a woman had yelled that her son was trapped inside.
One crew entered the home to search for the person and the second crew battled the flames from the outside.
While inside, a firefighter fell through a hole on the second floor of the house and had to be taken to the hospital via medical helicopter.
He was not the only firefighter taken to the hospital during the fire.
READ MORE: One Person Hospitalized After House Fire In SewickleyThe fire chief says that two others were rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion.
“The only good news is we had a water source very close here at the steps,” the chief said. “So we hand-jacked a line 50-60 feet to the water source and that was the blessing that we had. If we would’ve had to lay a line in here, then it makes it complicated to get other units in because you have a charge line down the roadway.”
There was no one inside the home at the time, as they learned the home was vacant.
However, there was a squatter who had been staying there for a few months.
MORE NEWS: UPMC Study Shows Current COVID-19 Vaccines Not Adequately Helping Those With Compromised Immune SystemsPennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania State Fire Marshal will investigate what started the fire.
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