A Holt Fire Protection District firefighter was injured battling a blaze near the corner of C and CC highways in rural Clay County on Monday, April 3.

The fire started in a metal building attached to a house. There were six vehicles inside the building. The homeowner returned home to find the metal building on fire. Clay County Deputies were dispatched about 2:40 p.m.

There was no one inside the home at the time of the fire.

As the Holt firefighter was operating the hose on the front of the structure, the front wall fell down on top of him. Deputies assisted in getting him out from under the wall. He was alert and talking at the scene and has been transported to the hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries.

Firefighters were able to keep the blaze from spreading to the house. Responding fire protection districts included Holt, Kearney, Smithville, Lathrop, Plattsburg and Lawson, as well as Tri-County EMS. Clay and Clinton County Sheriff’s deputies also responded. A cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

KPGZ News - Sarah Boyd with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office contributed to this story