JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of a house Wednesday night on Church Street that critically injured one person.
According to a spokesperson for the Jacksonvolle Fire and Rescue Department, one person was transported from the scene near the intersection of Liberty Street to a hospital for treatment.
James Benzel, who lives nearby, said he was about to leave when he heard people yelling. Benzel said a man was badly burned in the fire at the home and that he and his neighbor helped get the man to safety.
“He was in the doorway — there was already debris it looked like, it was hard to make out in the confusion, and we had to just move some of that aside and pull him over the debris and down the stairs,” Benzel said.
JFRD confirmed one person was transported from the scene with serious injuries. That person was said to be in critical condition.
A cause for this fire has not been determined at this point.