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PARIS, TEXAS—A Paris Firefighter was injured while fighting a structure fire at the Patio Apartments, 510 Bonham Street, early Tuesday, April 30. The injury occurred inside the engulfed structure when an area of the second floor where the firefighter was working collapsed.
Other firefighters extricated the injured firefighter, who was treated on-scene and transferred by ambulance to Paris Regional Health. The firefighter remains hospitalized for observation and is in stable condition.
They dispatched the Paris Fire Department, EMS, and Police personnel to the fire just after midnight, and firefighters controlled the fire around 2:00 am. The blaze caused extensive damage to the apartments, and the cause is under investigation.