VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Howard firefighter was minorly injured while battling a fire Tuesday in Elk Falls, the rural fire department said. The fire broke out around 7:40 p.m. in the 100 block of 7th Street. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building, and additional fire engines were called from Longton, Grenola, Moline, Howard and Cowley County Fire District No. 2 Atlanta.
During the fight, the Elk County Rural Fire Department said one Howard City firefighter was briefly trapped due to a ceiling collapse in the garage. He was able to free himself and sustained minor injuries. Other crews evacuated and fought the fire from the exterior. The department said the cause of the fire is still undetermined, and the building is expected to be a total loss.
