NIAGARA COUNTY: Deputy injured while responding to fire

Staff Reports
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

WILSON July 04, 2009 02:15 am

— Niagara County Sheriffs Deputy Ray Needle suffered a broken leg while responding to a fire on Sunset Island at 2:13 a.m. Friday, according to reports.
Needle reportedly slipped on wooden stairs, fell and broke his left leg at the site of the fire. He was taken to Eastern Niagara Hospital-Newfane for treatment of his injuries.
Homeowners Robert and Barbara Dobosz doused the fire with water, extinguished the flames and removed a charred couch from the home, according to reports. The homeowners suffered minor burns to their hands and arms and were treated for injuries at the scene.
Wilson Fire Company officials said the fire broke out when flames from a fireplace stove ignited the couch. There was smoke and fire damage throughout the home, according to reports.