Rural Metro firefighter injured in fire near Yuma Liquidation Store in the Foothills

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - A Rural Metro firefighter was injured while battling a fire near the Yuma Liquidation Store in the Foothills Tuesday afternoon.

According to a Rural Metro's Facebook post, the fire happened before 2 p.m., and upon arrival, crews found a storage area west of the store "fully involved with multiple structures" impacted.

In addition, Rural Metro says, "There were surrounding businesses endangered and evacuated," and says crews immediately deployed multiple hose lines and conducted a fire attack and "structure protection to the liquidations main building and nearby businesses."

However, due to the intensity of the fire and wind conditions, Rural Metro says they called the Yuma Fire Department (YFD) for assistance.

Rural Metro says both they and YFD eventually extinguished the fire after working tirelessly to contain it, and says crews remained on scene "for several hours mopping up and extinguishing hotspots."

Rural Metro also says while a Rural Metro firefighter was injured, no other injuries were reported.

In addition, Rural Metro says both they and YFD did not run out of water as they each had several working fire hydrants being utilized, and says the liquidation store itself was not harmed in the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.