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Building fire on Chelsea Avenue leaves firefighter injured

The fire occurred Tuesday, Feb. 27, at a building west of Hollywood Street in the Hyde Park area.
Credit: ABC24

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A firefighter is injured after a building caught on fire early Tuesday morning in Hyde Park.

The Memphis Fire Department (MFD) responded to the scene Feb. 27 around 5:15 a.m. in the 2200 block of Chelsea Avenue at a building west of Hollywood Street, near the intersection of Chelsea Avenue and Boxwood Street.

MFD said first responders had the fire under control just before 6 a.m. 

One firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital with non-critical injuries, according to MFD.

According to Google Maps the building used to be a restaurant and was turned into a church, but it is unclear what the structure is now. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation, MFD said.

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