HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WHTM) — Five police officers were taken to an area hospital after their rapid response to a house fire Saturday evening in Hagerstown.
Officers were in the area of Lee and Potomac streets for the Mummer’s Parade when a citizen reported a house fire on East Lee Street around 6 p.m.
Flames could be seen coming from the home and the officers from the Hagerstown Police Department called for the fire department.
While firefighters were en route, the officers forced their way into the home to look for any residents and were able to find a fire extinguisher to battle the flames until firefighters arrived.
No one was found inside the home, police said.
Five officers were taken to Meritus Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation, one of which is being transferred to Johns Hopkins Bay View Medical Center for further observation. The remaining officers are still at Meritus, police said.
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“We are grateful for our officers quick action and that there isn’t more serious injury,” the department said in a statement. “We ask for the communities thoughts and prayers for the officers speedy recoveries.”
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