WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA (ALBOENEWS) — At about 4 p.m. local time Wednesday afternoon, a call came in reporting the injured firefighters as they attempted to battle a blaze underground in the downtown area, according to NBC10 in Philadelphia. Four of the firefighters have been transported to the hospital, and the others are being treated at the scene.

The firefighters were overcome by carbon monoxide while battling the flames. Officials have said that one of the firefighters went into cardiac arrest.

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