Officials mum on fireman’s injury

By MONICA ZUÑIGA
Staff Writer
repo...@sbnewspaper.com

City of San Benito officials and the president of the San Benito Fire Fighters Association remain tightlipped on the circumstances surrounding the injury of a fireman after a firehouse ceiling collapsed on top of him.

The fireman, whose identity has yet to be revealed, was taken to a local hospital Friday night, reportedly with a concussion and other minor injuries, after a piece of sheetrock fell on him while he was using a treadmill at Fire Station #2, located on Williams Road.

The sheetrock measured 2-feet-by-4-feet, Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez said.

The firefighter in question is reportedly on paid leave.

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