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Dallas Firefighter Survives Building Collapse

Posted at 6:03 PM, Feb 14, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-14 19:03:52-05

DALLAS (KXAS-TV) — A building was consumed by a fire in Dallas, Texas on Friday morning, according to KXAS-TV, our news partner based in Dallas.

The Dallas Fire Department was on the scene to tame the flames at 2 a.m.

Video from a witness shows a firefighter standing near the burning building when part of the roof fell on him.

He crawled his way away from danger and was sent to a local hospital with minor injuries.

No one else was reported injured at the vacant building fire, and the cause of the blaze is being investigated.

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