Firefighters Suffered Heat Exhaustion Battling Fire

Four firefighters suffered heat exhaustion Wednesday while battling a fire that broke out on the roof of a warehouse near Okolona in Louisville.

According to Okolona Fire Chief Mark Little, crews responded around 2:30 p.m. to a fire on the roof of Grainger Industrial Supply after a solar panel caught fire.

It became a three-alarm fire because firefighters needed additional help. Crews encountered issues battling the fire due to the solar panel being about halfway on the structure, according to Little…

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