Police officers arrived at the two-story home shortly before 1 p.m. and found heavy smoke pumping from the second floor, Hamilton police said.
HAMILTON -- A suspicious two-alarm fire damaged a vacant home in the 230 block of South Clinton Avenue Wednesday afternoon, injuring a firefighter, officials said.
Police officers arrived at the two-story home shortly before 1 p.m. and found heavy smoke pumping from the second floor, Hamilton police said.
Firefighters arrived a short time later and were able to contain the fire to the second floor, fire officials said.
One firefighter suffered a non life-threatening injury after falling through the floor from the second floor to the first.
District 3 Firefighter Dave Krueger later identified himself on Facebook.
"Fell through a floor from the 2nd to the 1st in a fire. Wanted to thank the crew of Engine 19, Aaron Heller, Sean M Golden, and John Smisloff, for being right there as I landed," Krueger wrote in a post.
Krueger also thanked District 6 / Engine 16 firefighters Nick Buroczi and John Doyle.
"Some things are unavoidable this was one of them. Great job by all of you guys. And I thank you once again," Krueger posted.
Krueger was treated and released from a local hospital.
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District 3 Fire Chief Thomas Gribbin said the fire had been burning for a long time before it finally became visible from the exterior and someone noticed it and called authorities.
Since it burned for a while, the floor was weakened, Gribbin said, leading to Krueger's fall.
Nobody was found inside or near the vacant house when police or firefighters were on scene, police said.
Several Hamilton fire companies battled the blaze, led by Gribbin.
Hamilton police Detective Matthew Bagley and Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Detective Marc Masseroni and District 3 Fire Marshal Scott McCormick are investigating the fire's cause.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bagley at 609-581-4030 or the Hamilton police crime hotline at 609-581-4008.
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