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Firefighter dies in the line of duty in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore City Fire Department has released
the name of the firefighter who died after battling a blaze this
morning.
Forty-year-old Allen Roberts was a 19-year-old veteran of the
fire department and was assigned to Truck Company 26. He is
survived by a wife and four children, ranging in age from one to
13.Roberts died at Bayview Medical Center after he was injured in a
collapse during a two-alarm row home fire in the Greektown
neighborhood. The fire was reported about 2:30 a-m in the 500 block
of South Macon Street.
Two other firefighters suffered minor burns in the collapse and
were also taken to Bayview.
Two occupants of the home were injured when they jumped from the
second floor to escape the flames.
The three firefighters were trapped inside by the partial
collapse of the second floor. Fire department spokesman Chief Kevin
Cartwright says a rapid intervention team pulled them out within
minutes.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Roberts is the first city firefighter to die in the line of duty
since 1995.
(wbff-tv-assist)
Rest in Peace Brother! May your family be granted strength to endure!
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore City Fire Department has released
the name of the firefighter who died after battling a blaze this
morning.
Forty-year-old Allen Roberts was a 19-year-old veteran of the
fire department and was assigned to Truck Company 26. He is
survived by a wife and four children, ranging in age from one to
13.Roberts died at Bayview Medical Center after he was injured in a
collapse during a two-alarm row home fire in the Greektown
neighborhood. The fire was reported about 2:30 a-m in the 500 block
of South Macon Street.
Two other firefighters suffered minor burns in the collapse and
were also taken to Bayview.
Two occupants of the home were injured when they jumped from the
second floor to escape the flames.
The three firefighters were trapped inside by the partial
collapse of the second floor. Fire department spokesman Chief Kevin
Cartwright says a rapid intervention team pulled them out within
minutes.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Roberts is the first city firefighter to die in the line of duty
since 1995.
(wbff-tv-assist)
Rest in Peace Brother! May your family be granted strength to endure!
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