GLENDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – A Denver firefighter fell through a roof of an apartment building while fighting a fire. It happened at the Cherry Creek Abbey Apartments on South Dahlia Street in Glendale.

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Residents rushed out as flames flared out of the three story building. The firefighter fell to the third floor.

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He was hospitalized with a shoulder injury, but he’s now released.
It’s not clear what started the fire.