(Villisca, Iowa) — One firefighter was treated for minor injuries at the hospital in Red Oak this (Thursday) morning, after they were hurt while working to contain a residential structure fire in Villisca. The blaze in the 300 block of E. 5th Street was called in at around 6:50-a.m. Arriving firefighters observed heavy smoke upon arrival.

The call immediately went out for mutual aid from the Grant, Stanton and Red Oak Fire Departments. Those crews made an initial knockdown and were working their way through the structure, when a firefighter fell through floor/ceiling on the building’s second floor. That person was able to get out of the building and was transported by Villisca Ambulance Service and Red Oak Rescue to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and then released.

The flames apparently originated in an area near a wood burning stove. Firefighters brought the fire under control at around 9 a.m.  The structure sustained significant water, smoke and flame damage, but an estimate of the dollar amount was not immediately available.

Montgomery County Emergency Management, Montgomery County Communications, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Villisca Power and Public Works and the American Red Cross also assisted at the scene.