During the course of extinguishing the blaze, a firefighter fell through the main floor into a basement crawlspace.
Fire inspectors are investigating the cause of a fire in a vacant home in Colwood that saw one firefighter sustain minor injuries.
The fire in the 400-block of Goldstream Avenue, between Kristina Place and Whitehead Place, the last house on the border of Colwood and Langford, was reported at 5:42 a.m., said Langford Fire Chief Bryan Erwin.Crews arrived to find the structure in flames with heavy smoke. “They are OK now,” he said, adding that the injury is a reminder of the “heightened risk” first-responders face at every incident they attend.He said the property is under development and the structure that was ablaze was soon to be demolished.Vehicle traffic was closed for about 90 minutes until about 7 a.m.
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