STARKE— Bradford County Fire Rescue said one of its firefighters was injured while battling a shed fire on Monday, Aug. 28.
Chief Ben Carter said the blaze in the 20000 block of Northeast 20th Lane was on a detached structure and was a total loss. The incident occurred east of U.S. 301 between Lawtey and Starke.
“He had minor burns to his hand,” Carter said of the first responder. “They really didn’t even treat it.”
Carter said a door on the shed burned through one of the man’s protective gloves.
In a separate incident the following day, a food trailer was destroyed after catching fire in the 5900 block of Northwest 211th Street. The incident occurred in the area of State Road 16 West and Northwest 216th Street, also known as Crawford Road.
Carter said the unit was not in operation at the time of the blaze and that fire rescue was able to save the truck to which the trailer was attached. The food trailer was parked at the owner’s residence, and the truck sustained minor damage.
