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Young Street House Fire Sends Two People to Hospital, Firefighter Injured

February 12, 2026 9:36 PM CDT | News

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A house fire in the 200 block of Young Street sent two people to hospital and injured a firefighter on Thursday evening.

Emergency crews responded to the scene at around 5:35 p.m. to find heavy smoke coming from a two-and-a-half-storey house.

Firefighters rescued one person from inside, while all other occupants were able to safely self-evacuate.

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Paramedics transported one person to hospital in critical condition and a second in stable condition. A firefighter was also injured at the scene and taken to hospital in stable condition.

The fire was declared under control at 6:22 p.m.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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