From the Houston Chronicle:
Four firefighters died in a five-alarm blaze that broke out at a restaurant Friday afternoon along U.S. 59 in southwest Houston, according to the mayor's office.
An arson explosive task force is
now involved in the investigation at the scene of the fire, said Franceska
Perot, spokeswoman for the federal Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
"I can confirm four firefighters
have passed away, and we cannot release their names at this juncture," said HFD
Chief Terry
Garrison, who was meeting with families of the fallen.
Five firefighters were also reported injured, two critically, while fighting
the blaze.
The fire broke out at Bhojan
Restaurant at 6855 Southwest Freeway at about 12:09 p.m. and engulfed the
neighboring Southwest
Inn along the Southwest Freeway near Hornwood, according to the Houston
Fire Department. The flames also burned a sports bar and disco.
Jeff
Caynon, president of the Houston
Professional Fire Fighters Association, said he understood from field
reports that the firefighters had been injured in a roof collapse.
"The roof collapsed. I don't know if that was folks outside next to the
structure or inside when it collapsed, but the collapse is going to be the
cause," Caynon said.http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Four-firefighters-die-in-5-alarm-hotel-fire-in-4566085.php?cmpid=hpfsln
As a former firefighter, it saddens me when these things happen.
RIP firefighters, prayers to family, friends and the HFD
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