Firefighter Injured Battling Glen Aubrey Blaze

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Authorities said one firefighter was reported hurt as several departments battled a fast-moving brush fire in northern Broome County.

The blaze near 203 Caldwell Hill Road in Glen Aubrey was reported at 10:11 a.m. Monday (March 7).

Nine fire departments responded to the call or were placed on stand-by.

Broome County senior fire investigator Jeffrey Winchell said the wind-whipped fire covered about ten acres. He said it damaged a barn and a shed.

The fire was declared under control in less than a half-hour.

Winchell said a Glen Aubrey firefighter fell and may have sustained broken ribs. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Winchell said the brush fire was the result of debris that was being burned by a neighbor. The man, who had been burning a door and some furniture, left the fire unattended. Winchell said he was ticketed for unlawful burning.

This updated story contains additional information about the injury to the firefighter and the cause of the blaze.

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