Two firefighters were injured while putting out a house fire in North Star Tuesday afternoon, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
They were both taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Fire Marshal’s Office said the Hockessin Fire Company was called to the first block of Renee Lane in the Chestnut Valley development shortly after noon Tuesday. There, the firefighters saw flames “shooting from the garage,” according to the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Investigators said they determined that the fire started in the garage after a riding lawn mower that had just been used accidentally malfunctioned. The blaze, they found, caused about $500,000 in damages.
No civilians were injured in the fire, though three residents have been displaced, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. The two injured firefighters are in “good condition” at Christiana Hospital.
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