Wilmington house fire sends man, Elsmere police officer to the hospital

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) — A police officer and another man are hospitalized after a massive house fire in Wilmington.

A witness video shows flames shooting through the roof of the house.

The house on Mary Street near Belmont Avenue caught fire around 2 a.m. Sunday.

Action News is told that a man was trapped in a ground floor apartment.

Elsmere police officers rushed to rescue him.

The man suffered life-threatening injuries and was treated for burns and smoke inhalation.

We’re working to determine the officer’s condition.

Two people who lived in an apartment on the second floor escaped unharmed.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.