AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Amarillo Fire Department released information on a Saturday evening house fire in the 400 block of North Florida Street, during which a firefighter fell into a burned-out section of the kitchen floor.
The department responded to the 400 block of North Florida Street at around 8:16 p.m. on Saturday, according to officials, and initial crews found heavy smoke throughout the neighborhood and smoke showing from the eaves on the rear of the home.
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During operations inside, one firefighter fell through a burned-out section of the kitchen floor as hidden fire conditions intensified underneath the home. Crews withdrew temporarily and fought the fire from outside, and later allowed crews to extinguish the active fire beneath the floors.
Officials said a total of six suppression units and 18 personnel responded to the fire, and it was declared under control at 11:11 p.m…