A firefighter crashed through the roof of a burning building and was engulfed by flames as he tried to put out a fire . The man , who is believed to have 25 years experience as a firefighter , fell through the roof of a garage while attempting to control a blaze at a home in Fresno in California . Officials said he is undergoing treatment in hospital and is in a critical condition after suffering burns to most areas of his body . Scroll down for video . A firefighter is believed to have suffered burns to up to 70 per cent of his body after he scaled a roof of a burning garage in California and fell through the structure , then being engulfed by a large fireball . Crews were called to the blaze in Fresno on Sunday afternoon . The firefighter climbed onto the roof of the one storey at about 1.30pm to try and control the flames , which officials confirmed was standard operating procedure . In video footage captured by bystander Sooji Lee , he is seen edging across the roof among vast plumes of smoke to try and ventilate the fire . The roof then appears to disappear from under him and the firefighter falls through , and is engulfed by large flames . Screams from people standing nearby can be heard on the video . Firefighters then removed the front of the house in just minutes to get the fireman from the house and douse him in cold water . The firefighter had been trying to ventilate the building as he scaled the roof before falling through it . He was then taken to Community Regional Medical Center . Fresno Fire Chief Kerri Downs , said : ' I believe he suffered burns on his hands and around his face , as well as other burns on his back and his face . They were pretty much all around his body . ' The firefighter , who is married and has a daughter , is believed to have suffered between 60 and 70 per cent burns . Battalion Chief Todd Tuggle said hearing the screams from bystanders was harrowing . He said : 'We could hear people screaming and we could hear people trying to help . ' After the fireman fell through the roof a large fireball emerged from the building , engulfing him in the flames . Dozens of crew members have turned up at the hospital to offer their support . 'There 's no doubt in my mind that individual trained most of us here , ' Fresno Firefighters Local 753 President Pete Flores , told the Fresno Bee . ' I 've trained with him as well . There 's a lot of experience and knowledge , so to see someone like that suffer these injuries is pretty detrimental to our family . ' Joe Reyes , a former Marine , was driving past at the time of the accident and helped clear trashcans and used an axe to hack into the garage to help firefighters rescue the man . A total of 11 trucks and 31 firefighters were called to battle the blaze on Sunday afternoon . Investigators are examining how the fire started and if the fall could have been prevented .
Crews were called to a large fire at a house and garage in Fresno . Firefighter scaled roof of a garage to try and ventilate it and control flames . He fell through the roof and was engulfed by huge flames , amid screams . Officials confirmed he is in a critical condition in hospital , after suffering burns to up to 70 per cent of his body following the dramatic fall .