Resident and firefighter injured in Chester fire

One resident was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and a firefighter was transported with minor injuries after a fire at 15315 Happy Hill Road on Saturday, March 30.

Fire and medical personnel were dispatched at 5:20 p.m. for a report of a house fire, chief deputy fire marshal Salvatore Luciano said. Units arrived on scene to find a one-story, single-family house with smoke and fire showing.

The fire was extinguished and marked under control at 5:37 p.m., Luciano said.

Two adults were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross.

Fire and medical personnel from the Harrowgate, Dutch Gap, Centralia and River’s Bend fire stations responded to the fire. Two battalion chiefs, a tactical safety officer, three fire marshals and some county police were also on scene. The Chesterfield Fire Marshal’s office is currently investigating the fire, but it does not appear to be suspicious, Luciano said.