HOUSE FIRE IN JOHNSON CITY DESTROYS HOUSE AND CAR, INJURES FIREFIGHTER

A house fire in Johnson City results in a firefighter being injured. The Johnson City Fire Department reports that a firefighter received minor injuries while crews were on the scene of a house fire in the 400 block of West Poplar Street Monday morning. Crews were called to the scene at 7:47 a.m. and it was cleared by 10:15 a.m. The fire reportedly destroyed the house and a nearby vehicle, and an adjacent house's exterior siding melted due to the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

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