RUSSELL COUNTY —A firefighter was injured while on the scene of a fire in Russell.
Just after 9 p.m. Friday, the City of Russell Fire Department was paged to a structure fire at 1706 N. Main Street, according to a media release. Shortly after the first units arrived on the scene, a police officer reported an explosion and a firefighter injured.
Russell County EMS transported Fire Chief Dylan Riedel to Russell Regional Hospital.
EagleMed then transported him to a burn unit at Via Christi in Wichita. Fire crews contained the fire to the garage. The Kansas State Fire Marshall was contacted to assist in the investigation. The origin of the fire is still under investigation.