Video: Dallas Firefighter Caught in Collapse

Dallas TX Fire Rescue

Video posted to social media captured the moments when a Dallas (TX) firefighter operating on the exterior of a building was caught in a collapse.

According to a report on FOX 4, the firefighter was injured by falling debris. He was transported to a hospital but is expected to be okay.

The fire occurred at a vacant commercial structure off Walnut Hill Lane near Interstate 35E around 1:45 a.m, the report said. Firefighters operated defensively at this fire.

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