Firefighter sustains minor injuries

Coimbatore: A firefighter from the Perianaickenpalayam fire station sustained minor injuries when dousing fire at Sengalipalayam in Annur on Tuesday evening.
Officials of the Perianaickenpalayam station said they had gone to Annur to douse the fire in a dump yard, where plastic and other paper waste had been dumped.
When the fire and rescue service personnel were fighting the fire, Kannan, 22, one of the personnel, lost his balance and fell on the ground. He placed his hand on the ground to balance himself, when he sustained minor injuries on his hand.
He was treated for his injuries immediately, said officials.