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BREAKING: Mayday declared for injured firefighter amid three alarm blaze in Country Club Hills

By ARLnow.com
Two cameramen with tripods and cameras film beside a red-and-silver fire engine in a suburban street.
White brick house with solar panels on the roof, set among green trees and shrubs in a lush front yard.
Emergency scene with a police SUV blocking the street; multiple fire trucks and responders in the background, hoses on the road and trees lining the street, Arlington County police visible.
Fire trucks from Arlington County Fire Department with hoses laid out on a wet street; a firefighter stands nearby holding yellow caution tape.
Fire trucks on a wet street with hoses deployed and firefighters at a brush-fire or structure fire scene.
Fire department response scene with a red Battalion Chief SUV in the foreground and a large fire engine behind, parked on a residential street with equipment on the truck’s back deck.
Firefighters and red fire trucks on a residential street, a large yellow hose running across the wet pavement toward a house beyond the SUV in the foreground.
Fire engine with an extended ladder parked on the street; firefighters in turnout gear stand nearby with a yellow hose on the ground.
Stop sign at a street corner with a N Vermont St sign visible and emergency vehicles (fire trucks and a police SUV) in the background, indicating an active incident scene.
Red fire engines parked on a residential street, with a yellow fire hose along the curb and a firefighter checking a device nearby.
Firefighters and paramedics stand near ambulances on a street during an emergency scene.
Group of firefighters in gear stand and talk beside a large red-and-white Arlington County Heavy 101 Rescue fire truck.
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Firefighters from Arlington and neighboring jurisdictions battled a house fire in the Country Club Hills neighborhood Sunday afternoon.

The blaze was reported just after 1 p.m. amid heavy rain and at least one nearby lightning strike, though the cause of the fire is not currently known. Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke coming from a house set well back from the street.

A second and then third alarm was sounded as firefighters worked to battle the flames. Around the time of the third alarm, a mayday was declared for an injured firefighter, who was quickly removed from the house and taken via ambulance to a local hospital.

“One firefighter was transported with non-life-threatening injuries,” the Arlington County Fire Department said via social media. “There were no injuries to the occupants.”

All fire was reported to be extinguished by 2:30 p.m.

“Fire Marshals will investigate the origin and cause,” ACFD said.

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