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Firefighter Falls From Ladder Battling Montco Blaze

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (CBS) - Officials say a firefighter was injured after falling off a ladder during a fire Thursday morning in Pottstown, Montgomery County.

The fire broke out just before 4:45 a.m. at the Comcast Service Building on the 100 block of Shoemaker Road.

While investigating, officials say the firefighter fell approximately ten feet off a ladder. He was taken to Reading Hospital in stable condition with non life-threatening injuries.

The fire has been placed under control. There's no word yet what caused the blaze.

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