Palm Springs firefighter injured while putting out house fire; resident 'treated on-scene'

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A firefighter sustained burns while battling this home fire Tuesday. | Palm Springs Fire Department/Facebook

A fire broke out in a Palm Springs house on Tuesday with a firefighter and a resident receiving minor injuries, the Palm Springs Fire Department reported.

Paramedics treated the resident at the scene, but the firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with a leg injury and burns, the department posted on Twitter. A subsequent tweet reported that the firefighter was recovering at home after his release from the hospital.

The Fire Department's initial report said, "Fire units are currently on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 600 block of Via Corta. One resident is currently being treated on scene by paramedics."

After getting news of the fire at approximately 4:30 p.m., fire crews extinguished the flames and remained on-scene to spend a few hours on overhaul, KESQ reported. PSFD Deputy Chief Jeff Vanlierop told KESQ the impacted residence had hoarding conditions. 

The fire did not threaten any other homes.