The fire had quickly moved into the roof of the structure and extended to the cockloft, the space in the building between the ceiling and the underside of the roof level, causing the fire to easily spread between the businesses. "They were operating about ten foot inside the rear of the building when a portion of the root collapsed, trapping two of our members initially," Jardin said. One of the firefighters was briefly trapped under a 20x20 foot section of roof, he said. Crews were able to rescue that firefighter and a second trapped crew member, both were taken to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.