Firefighter injured in Balclutha blaze
By Wyatt RyderOtago Daily Times·
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Save Firefighters at the scene of the house fire in Balclutha today. Photo / John Cosgrove
A firefighter has been injured while attempting to control a house fire in Balclutha, South Otago.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said crews from Balclutha, Milton and Kaitangata were called to the fire in Hospital Rd at 12.45pm today.
The single-storey house was "well ablaze", but contained at
1.40pm, he said.
One firefighter received minor injuries at the scene and was being treated by St John ambulance.