
MONESSEN, Pa. — (WPXI)- A firefighter who was injured after falling through the floor of a burning house in Monessen is recuperating at the hospital. According to the Charleroi Fire Department, Captain Matt Prentice is “doing well and in good spirits” after being injured in the incident on Park Way around 2:45 p.m. Saturday. “Please keep he, his wife Megan, and his two young boys in your thoughts and prayers as he begins his road of healing and recovery,” the department posted on Facebook. “We would like to thank everyone that has reached out to ask about Matt and offer their support.” Prentice was flown to UPMC Mercy with serious traumatic injuries after a house fire caused the floor to give out. According to the post, as firefighters were arriving on scene, a woman was standing out front screaming that her kids were trapped inside the home. While searching for the children, a floor joist broke, sending Prentice from the second floor down to the first floor. He was rescued from the building, and it was found that no children were inside the home. Two other firefighters also suffered heat-related issues and were taken by ambulance to Mon Valley Hospital. There is no word as to what initially started the fire. (PHOTO; Charleroi Fire Department Facebook)