Sources: Child injured in structure fire north of Bradfordville late Wednesday

Tallahassee Fire Department spokeswoman, Sarah Cooksey, said the home was a total loss and the...
Tallahassee Fire Department spokeswoman, Sarah Cooksey, said the home was a total loss and the Red Cross was called in to help the family displaced by the fire.(Tallahassee Fire Department)
Published: Dec. 30, 2020 at 10:45 PM EST
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee Fire Department spokeswoman, Sarah Cooksey, said the home was a total loss and the Red Cross was called in to help the family displaced by the fire.

Cooksey said a patient was flown to the Shands Burn Unit but that was handled by firefighters in Gadsden County and she was not able to confirm the age of the patient or the extent of any injuries.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Sources say a child was injured in a structure fire north of Bradfordville late Wednesday afternoon.

The fire happened on Fairbanks Ferry Road just before 4 p.m.

According to the Bradfordville Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page, one burn victim was transported by helicopter.

We were dispatched to a structure fire just before 4pm, Bradfordville VFD put six pairs of boots on the ground and we...

Posted by Bradfordville Fire & Rescue on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

A source tells WCTV they were transported to Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Their condition is unknown.

This is a developing story. WCTV has reached out to the Tallahassee Fire Department but they did not have any further information at the time of publication.

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