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Firefighter suffers minor injury while battling blaze

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Firefighters work to put out residential blaze Monday afternoon on Calvert Hill Road in Wayne Township.

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Firefighters work to put out residential blaze Monday afternoon on Calvert Hill Road in Wayne Township.

A Wayne Township firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling a house fire near Spraggs Monday afternoon.

The firefighter, whose name was not released, was cut on the arm by glass from a window about 12:30 p.m. Monday at a residential fire at 191 Calvert Hill Road.

Greene County Regional Police Chief Michael Natale transported the firefighter to a local medical center for treatment.

Wayne Township fire Lt. Jeff Blake said no other injuries occurred during the incident.

Blake said the fire, which was caused by an electrical malfunction, started and was contained in one room on the second floor of the house.

Waynesburg and Blacksville fire crews assisted Wayne Township at the scene.

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