TOLEDO, Ohio — Two Toledo Fire and Rescue Department firefighters were injured while fighting a vacant house fire in east Toledo.
The fire happened at a home on the 900 block of White St. around 2:30 a.m.
The battalion chief said the fire was spotted by Toledo police officers doing routine patrol in the area.
Fire crews say entry to the home was slightly delayed as the windows and doors were boarded up, but the fire was able to be brought under control at 2:43 a.m.
Two firefighters went to the hospital with second-degree minor burns to the wrist. The firefighters have since been released.
No occupants were found in the home and no civilians were injured.
The fire is considered suspicious.