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2 firefighters injured while battling fire at firewood plant in Alachua County

Both firefighters taken to hospital after heavy door falls on them

Firefighters battle fire at Southern Fuelwood in Newberry (News4JAX)

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County Fire Rescue is asking the community for prayers for two firefighters injured in the line of duty.

County officials say at 3:06pm Monday, Fire Rescue Units from Alachua County Fire Rescue, Newberry, and High Springs were dispatched to Southern Fuelwood in Newberry. This is a business that deals in wood products such as mulch, firewood, compost, and wood chips.

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At the scene, firefighters saw smoke coming from a metal building with wood stacked on pallets inside. When trying to gain entry into the building, a door weighing hundreds of pounds fell off its hinges and struck a Newberry firefighter and an Alachua County firefighter. Both were taken to the hospital with blunt-force injuries to their legs.

According to Alachua County Fire Rescue, one of the firefighters was released with minor injuries and the other will require surgery Wednesday to repair a broken leg.


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