Linn firefighter shot in the foot fighting a fire

An Osage County firefighter was hospitalized after he was shot in the foot.

The accident happened Wednesday in Bonnots Mill when crews were fighting a mobile home fire.

The call came in around 7:30 Wednesday morning.

Fire officials said heat is what caused a pistol in a drawer to discharge a bullet from a .380 handgun.

Linn Fire Chief Ron Hoffman said the fire started as a grease fire and that the trailer is a total loss. It is still standing, but it’s not salvageable.

There was also heavy heat and smoke damage to the trailer.

Sources said the firefighter, 23-year-old Adam Strope, was taken to St. Mary’s in Jefferson City.

Two of the three people who lived in the mobile home were also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. One of them also suffered from first degree burns.

American Red Cross said they have helped the victims of the fire. The Red Cross has put them in a hotel for three days and given them food and clothing.

Strope will be in the hospital for about five days.