Four firefighters were hurt while putting up a ladder at the scene of a blaze on Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes on Thursday.
Fire officials say the first responders were injured when the ladder apparently slid and made contact with a live power line close to the burning home on Monastery Avenue. Four firefighters were taken to the hospital for observation after they were apparently shocked.
According to the incident commander, when they rolled up on Thursday morning, they found a significant fire on the third floor. As the injured firefighters were tended to, the rest of the first responders continued to battle the flames…