BUFFALO, NEW YORK, FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE of a 04:00 AM 3-alarm fire that has just suffered a partial collapse trapping two FF’s that were inside conducting a search.
TV station WGRZ is reporting that Buffalo Fire Commissioner Michael Lombardo confirms two firefighters did not make it out. He says they thought they heard someone pounding for help in the basement. When they went in for the rescue, the main floor collapsed under them.
A reporter on the scene is saying that the officers on the fire ground fear that the FF’s have perished.
Update, 8 am:
The fire is in a 2-story building that has a delicatessen on the ground floor with living units overhead. The firefighters went missing shortly after the units began working the fire a little after 4 am. Some of the local media are reporting that the firefighters have not yet been able to locate the missing two despite breaching the walls in an attempt to get into the basement area where they are believed to be buried under the collapsed floor.
Pair of Buffalo, New York Firefighters Missing in Building Fire
Fire officials say two Buffalo firefighters remain missing in the basement of building where the first floor collapsed during an early morning blaze.
Fire Commissioner Michael Lombardo says the firefighters were inside the convenience store on the burning building’s first floor when it collapsed Monday morning.
Read the Full Story, Watch Video Reports and Get the Latest Updates Throughout the Day Here.
• Read Full Story
WIVB-TV Channel 4 has two videos reports so far.
This first one has footage of the fire early on at its peak:
This second video has an interview with the Fire Commissioner who tells of the tragedy:
From Firegezzer.com this morning
No comments:
Post a Comment