HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami-Dade firefighter had to be airlifted to the hospital after he was injured in the kitchen while cooking.

Air Rescue responded to the scene at a Miami-Dade Firehouse in the area of Northwest Fourth Avenue and Second Street. just after 11:45 a.m., Monday.

The firefighter was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue released a statement on Twitter following the incident.

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