Firefighter update: officials on scene in Tarentum tell me they have managed to free the firefighter stuck in the ladder. From our vantage point we see him moving & he gave a thumbs up. But he does remain on top of the ladder truck. #WTAE pic.twitter.com/iVS2r9iEa8
— Marcie Cipriani (@MCipriani_WTAE) February 21, 2022
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A firefighter was injured when his feet became stuck in a ladder while battling a fire that destroyed a house in Tarentum on Monday afternoon, officials say.
The firefighter was freed from the ladder. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Marcie Cipriani reported that he could be seen moving and giving a thumbs-up as he remained on top of the ladder truck, where an IV was raised up to him.
From Chief Billy Goldfeder’s Secret List:
LOWERED DOWN: firefighters stuck in the ladder carried down #WTAE pic.twitter.com/rZ3MkybH08
— Marcie Cipriani (@MCipriani_WTAE) February 21, 2022
Firefighter gave 2 thumbs up being carried out #WTAE pic.twitter.com/b8UDgFBxrV
— Marcie Cipriani (@MCipriani_WTAE) February 21, 2022
FIREFIGHTER PINNED ON AERIAL LADDER AT PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE FIRE. An injured firefighter is pinned on the aerial at a dwelling fire on West 11th Avenue in Tarentum, Allegheny Co. Photo by Louis B Ruediger. More to follow. @TheSecretList @IAFC_SHS #firefighter #Firefighters pic.twitter.com/irraj8VThB
— FirefighterCloseCall (@TheSecretList) February 21, 2022
