If you scroll along Facebook or Instagram or Twitter, you’ll see many of the same profile photos. It’s a way to honor and remember the fallen firefighter.
A 37-year-old Buffalo firefighter died battling a four-alarm structure fire on Main Street, in Buffalo’s Theatre District.
The fire began around 10 a.m. at 745 Main St., a three-story commercial structure owned by former Congressman Chris Jacobs, according to the Buffalo Fire Department. The ground floor of the structure was home to DC Theatricks, a popular costume shop.
Staff were reportedly using torches on the exterior of the building, which may have been the fire’s cause, Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo said during a Wednesday evening press conference. According to Renaldo, the torches could have caused heat to transfer through holes in the mortar to the inside wall.
The firefighter’s cause of death is not yet known, but Renaldo said he was in the area of an interior collapse and unable to be retrieved when firefighters evacuated. His name is not yet being released. No other injuries were reported.
Mayor Brown said flags at city-owned buildings, including Niagara Square, will fly at half-staff in honor of the fallen firefighter.
We are keeping the family of the fallen firefighter in our thoughts and prayers.
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