Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to the 1000 Block of Lake Kennedy Drive, in downtown, for a residential structure fire. Emergency Communications dispatched the incident at 0105. Engine 3, Ladder 3, and Medic 3, arrived at 0111 to find heavy fire and smoke showing from a single-story home. Three adults were outside the structure with injuries related to the fire when firefighters and medics arrived. As the three adults were being evaluated by paramedics, firefighters initiated an aggressive interior fire attack on the structure and performed a search. All three adults were transported to a local hospital for further care and evaluation. Firefighters were able to protect exposures, yet one additional home was damaged by heat. No firefighters were injured. The fire was placed under control 0157.
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