Firefighter Injured In Barnstable House Fire

BARNSTABLE, MA — A member of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department was injured while extinguishing a house fire in Centerville on Monday night.

Fire officials said they were called to a house on Short Beach Road around 8:50 p.m. Firefighters found the three-story, wood-framed home with fire coming out the back of the third floor. The home was unoccupied, fire officials said.

Fire officials said crews made their way inside to extinguish the flames and found fire on every floor. Officials then issued a second alarm to bring in help from nearby fire departments, including Hyannis, Barnstable, Cotuit, West Barnstable, Mashpee, Yarmouth and Sandwich.

Firefighters then deployed several hose lines and ground ladders around the home to get the fire under control. One firefighter was evaluated for an injury at the scene, fire officials said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.