Two Firefighters Injured In Blaze At Yonkers Home

YONKERS, N.Y. -- Two Yonkers firefighters were injured while extinguishing a residential fire on Wednesday, June 11, according to News 12 Westchester.

Two Yonkers firefighters were injured while battling a residential blaze on Wednesday morning.
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Joe Jenkins

06/11/2014 9:30 a.m.

Investigators believe the fire started in a second-floor bedroom, but that the elderly woman that owns the home wasn't there when the fire broke out, News 12 Westchester reported.

One of the firefighters suffered a knee injury while the other injured his back. Both are expected to recover, News 12 Westchester said.

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