Minor injuries for Pr. Geo.'s firefighters

UPDATE:

4:47 p.m.
Five firefighters were injured Wednesday afternoon while trying to extinguish a blaze at a vacant house in Clinton, authorities said.

The fire broke out about 11:30 am at a vacant home in the 8300 block of Anaio Court, said Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. Four firefighters sustained minor burn injuries and one had a leg injury, officials said.

All were treated and released.

It is unclear what caused the blaze, though Brady said it it "suspicious" because it started in a vacant home.

12:51 p.m.

Three firefighters were burned trying to extinguish a blaze at a vacant house in Clinton Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The fire broke out about 11:30 am at a vacant home in the 8300 block of Anaio Court, said Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. He said the three firefighters sustained minor burn injuries and were being evaluated by paramedics.

It is unclear what caused the blaze, though Brady said it it "suspicious" because it started in a vacant home.