YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio firefighter has been shot and wounded while on the scene of a house fire.

It happened late Monday night in Youngstown, about 75 miles southeast of Cleveland.

Police tell WKBN-TV that the firefighter was responding to a house fire in the city at the time of the shooting.

Police have not released the name or condition of the firefighter.

No arrests have been made.

The investigation is ongoing.

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