By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- A Durham, North Carolina, firefighter died and two others were injured while fighting a structure fire Oct. 8, the Durham Fire Department confirmed.
- The fire was reported in the 400 block of Marly Drive, near South Miami Boulevard.
- The two injured firefighters are expected to be okay, WRAL reported.
- Deputy Chief Chris Iannuzzi asked the community to keep the families, the firefighting community and the friends and relatives of the deceased and injured firefighters in their thoughts.
- The deceased firefighter has not been identified, and the cause of the fire and the circumstances of the death have not been released.
DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham firefighter died and two others were injured while battling a structure fire Oct. 8, according to the Durham Fire Department.
The fire was reported in the 400 block of Marly Drive near South Miami Boulevard. The department did not immediately release further details about how the firefighter died or how the fire started.
WRAL reported that the two injured firefighters are expected to recover.
Deputy Chief Chris Iannuzzi asked the community to keep the family of the fallen firefighter, the firefighting community and the families and friends of the injured firefighters in their thoughts.
The name of the firefighter who died has not been released.