Firefighter hurt in blaze started by candle

A firefighter was hurt in a fire in the 900 block of Underwood, near Avondale Avenue, last night.

The fire was started by a candle and did an estimated $40,000 damage to the house, Battalion Chief Luis Santiago said.

Firefighter Tom Gaston, 43, was treated at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center.

Firefighters were called to the blaze at 8:18 p.m.

The home's occupant, Jenny Carrington, and six children were not at home when the fire started.