Firefighter injured responding to Riverview house fire with pallet of exploding cans

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — One firefighter was injured while responding to a house fire in Riverview on Friday, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

Around 1:13 p.m., fire crews responded to the two-story house fire that began in the garage and made its way to the second floor. They said the resident had the aerosol cans in the garage exploded during the beginning of the fire, which sent shrapnel across the street.

The flames quickly spread throughout the home and burned through the roof. Crews inside the home were able to contain the fire on both floors and the attic of the home.

Fire rescue said no residents were inside the home during the fire.

One firefighter was burned during the search of the home and was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.