FILE - Baltimore City firefighters salute the body of Lt. Paul Butrim is taken from the scene of a vacant row house fire on S.
Stricker Street. Four firefighters were trapped in a collapse while fighting the fire Monday morning. A firefighter that was put on life support after he was injured battling a blaze in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday has woken up and is speaking, according to a tweet posted by the Baltimore Firefighters Union on Wednesday. "He is still receiving care for his injuries, but appears to be on a good path.
Our peer support team is by his side. He continues down his road to recovery. He & his family extend their sincere thanks to everyone," the tweet read.
John McMaster was the only one of four firefighters who survived a deadly fire that took place at a vacant home early Monday.