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UPDATED – Fireground audio: Worcester, Massachusetts fire & collapse killed Firefighter Jon Davies. Firefighter Brian Carroll injured. Raw video from press conference.

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Earlier coverage of this fire

Worcester Fire Department

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Mt. Vernon, New York Firefighter Kevin Townes also died today at the scene of a house fire. Click here for details.

Firefighter Davies

From WBZ-TV:

One firefighter was killed and another was seriously injured when part of a burning apartment building collapsed in Worcester early Thursday morning.

John (local paper has it as "Jon") Davies, a 17-year veteran of the department, was killed when he and another firefighter went back to search for a missing person inside the burning building at 44 Arlington Street after 4 a.m.

Firefighter Carroll

From Worcester Telegram & Gazette:

Firefighters initially cleared 12 occupants from the building. One of the building's occupants told firefighters that there was another person who may be trapped in a rear back bedroom.

Video above from Michael Brogan.

Firefighter Davies, a 17-year veteran of the Worcester Fire Department and father to three sons, and his partner, Firefighter Carroll, a 14-year fire veteran, went back inside to search for that victim. The building collapsed on top of them. Firefighter Davies was killed, and Firefighter Carroll was trapped for almost an hour until his colleagues could free him from the rubble.

The above clip includes video from Matthew Gregoire, Providence Fire Videos.

From NECN:

There is still an active search for an occupant believed to be trapped inside the building.

The scene must be stabilized, the chief (Gerard Dio) said.

Additional equipment has been brought to the scene.

The fire occurred nearly 12 years to the day that six Worcester firefighters were killed in a massive warehouse fire.

Posted by on December 8, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Dispatch & Communications, Emergency Communications, EMS Topics, fire, Fire Dispatch, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, Major Incidents, News • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

UPDATE: One firefighter killed in collapse at Worcester, MA triple decker. Chief says firefighter were searching for possible victim.

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Worcester Fire Department

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NOTE- News conference with updated information exepcted at 11:30 EST

From Worcester Telegram & Gazette:

 Fire officials have confirmed one firefighter died this morning at an apartment house fire on Arlington Street. A second firefighter is hospitalized.

Fire officials said a tenant remains unaccounted for.

“One of the occupants said his friend was still up there, so two crews went up to do a secondary search for the individual, and there was a structural collapse, and at that time two firefighters were trapped,” Fire Chief Gerard Dio told The Associated Press.

From WBZ-TV:

The Worcester fire chief said the firefighters initially went through the building looking for trapped residents and then left. They soon re-entered the burning building when someone claimed his friend was still stuck inside.

“So, two crews went up to do a secondary search for the individual and there was a structural collapse, and at that time, two firefighters were trapped,” said the chief.

The two firefighters were pulled from the rear of the building and rushed to UMass Medical Center. One of the firefighters later died from his injuries. The other is expected to survive.

From WCVB-TV:

One firefighter was killed in a massive three-alarm apartment house fire that ripped through a triple-decker early Thursday morning in Worcester, fire officials said.

Fire crews rushed to the scene of a fully involved house at 49 Arlington Street before dawn. 

MyFoxBoston:

One firefighter has died while battling a three-alarm blaze this morning at 44 Arlington St. in Worcester. Two firefighters were also rushed to the hospital. 

Earlier from NECN:

Three firerfighters became trapped inside a triple decker, battling flames that broke out overnight.

The entire back of the structure on Arlington Street collapsed early Thursday morning, after the fire was reported and went to three-alarms.

The collapse left a massive pile of debris and smoke behind, as well as trapping three firefighters inside.

Earlier from the AP:

A three-alarm blaze in Worcester has left at least two firefighters injured, possibly seriously, after an apartment complex burned before dawn today.

The flames were whipped by this morning’s wind gusts and according to the latest reports a chaplain has been called to the scene of the blaze on Arlington Street.

The fire broke out in a three-story house. Authorities were providing no further details, but according to multiple media reports the only injuries being reported are to jakes who rushed into the complex to battle the fire.

 

Posted by on December 8, 2011 • Filed under: Uncategorized • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Quick Takes

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Gary, Indiana house fire with no hydrant: This was early this morning in the 5100 block of Washington. Water supply was reported to be an issue.

Video deposition of Chief Dennis Rubin in lawsuit over the dismissal of the DC Fire & EMS Department lawyer: A whistle blower protection group releases excerpts from the October deposition of Chief Rubin. The city is being sued by the department’s former general counsel, Theresa Cusick, who claims Rubin got rid of her after she told him about a cover-up involving an assistant chief. The chief says she needed to be gone after an expletive filled tirade about his command staff. Click here for our coverage. We have also added the complaint from Theresa Cusick’s lawsuit.

And now you know the rest of the story: Firefighter Close Calls has more on the Tennessee close call video where a man was almost run over a tanker. Apparently there was someone assisting the driver in backing up and the man who was hit has trouble hearing. Here’s the latest.

Lots of coverage of Worcester anniversary:  Click here for various news stories on yesterday’s 10th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage fire that killed six firefighters.  Here’s the story from Firehouse.com.

Chief who was reprimanded for racial slurs has to take back reprimand of union president: You may recall the story last March of South Milwaukee Chief Jay Behling who ended up with 90-days off the job. The chief ended up later issuing his own reprimand against a lieutenant who is the union president who pushed the investigation of the racial slurs and wanted Behling fired. That discipline has been reversed. Read the details.

10 more firefighters who were not part of lawsuit to be promoted in New Haven: Ending some uncertainty, these additional promotions came from the 2003 lists. Read more.

Former firefighter and art thief pleads guilty to assault during police impersonation: You may recall the story of former Waterford, Connecticut volunteer firefighter Charles McDougal. It was learned McDougal was also an art thief on probation when he was arrested for pulling a woman over with his blue light in January and hitting here. He has now entered a guilty plea on the assault charge. Here are the details.

House siren battle: A new firehouse. A new and larger house siren. Not a good mix in one New York neighborhood. Firegeezer has it covered.

Posted by on December 4, 2009 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Apparatus Wrecks, Chief Dennis Rubin, Command & Leadership, Courts, DC Fire & EMS Department, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Quick takes, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,