The two firefighters who were injured while fighting a house fire in Forest Grove on Friday have both been released from the hospital, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said.
The department identified the firefighters Sunday as Lieutenant Ted Penge, who has been with Forest Grove Fire since 2004, and Captain Joe Smith, who was hired on with the department in 1997.
Crews were called out on Friday (Oct. 11) at about 4:15 p.m. on reports of a house fire on Ridge Point Drive. They managed to keep the flames contained to the garage.
While fighting the fire, a shelfing unit collapsed and Lt. Penge ended up trapped under the shelf and its contents He was taken to the hospital and was released hours later with some soreness in his neck and a headache, but no other injuries.
Some of the stuff that fell from the shelf hit Captain Smith in the leg.