More than 50 Syracuse firefighters responded to a house fire on Thursday afternoon. The firefighters quickly rescued a victim from the house, who later died at the hospital.
The fire occurred at the 300 block of Douglas St. There was a maze of obstacles for firefighters to deal with, such as fallen power lines in the front yard.
The house was heavily consumed with flames, causing one firefighter to fall through a set of stairs. But they were pulled up from the stair frame by another crew member, preventing him from falling completely through.
Fortunately, no firefighters were injured. The identity of the victim who died at Upstate University Hospital is unknown as officials investigate the cause of the fire.
