A Grand Junction man was injured in a Saturday morning fire at his rental house, according to the Grand Junction Fire Department.
At 1:58 a.m. Saturday, the Fire Department was dispatched to 490 29 Road, Unit B, for a fire that started inside the house. The only occupant, a Grand Junction man in his late 50s or early 60s, was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital with smoke inhalation and minor burns after he tried to control the blaze with a garden hose, Fire Department spokesman Mike Page said.
Firefighters had to cut a ventilation hole in the roof to get inside the house because of the amount of smoke and the heat intensity, Page said. Once inside, firefighters controlled the blaze quickly, Page said.
The cause of the fire is being investigated, and damage to the house and its contents is estimated at $85,000, Page said.
