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Roof collapses on two firefighters at home that operates dog kennel

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By Kyle Nagel, Staff Writer Updated 2:01 AM Thursday, December 31, 2009

A chimney fire in a Shelby County home with an adjacent dog kennel in a separate structure turned into a blaze that caused a collapsed roof that possibly injured two firefighters.

Volunteer firefighters from the Shelby County Fire Department and outfits from Port Jefferson and Fletcher responded to the report of a fire at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at a house at 18845 McClosky School Road in Port Jefferson, near Sidney. The address also operates Amos Kennels, according to the kennel Web site.

A Shelby County dispatch supervisor said the kennel is housed in a separate structure and that “the animals are not in danger.”

The fire burned enough, however, that a collapse caused possible injury to two firefighters, who were being examined by officials at the scene. The dispatch supervisor said one person was transported to a local hospital, but he did not know if it was a firefighter, resident or otherwise.

The fire was reported contained at about 11:20 p.m., the supervisor said.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-7389 or knagel@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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