Four Houston firefighters have died and another five people were injured in a massive hotel fire on the city's southwest side Friday afternoon, city officials say. At about noon, firefighters were called to the Southwest Inn on the block of Southwest Freeway after a fire broke out inside the inn's restaurant and quickly engulfed much of the hotel. Three of the firefighters were killed at the scene, while the fourth died at a hospital, according to the office of Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the local medical examiner.
According to Jeff Canyon, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, field reports indicate that the firefighters were caught in a roof collapse. The firefighters have been identified as Capt.
Five other firefighters were injured and are being treated at three Houston hospitals for chest pains or leg injuries.
The Houston Fire Department issued a press release containing the names of the fallen. They are Capt. Officials said the five injured firefighters likely would remain hospitalized for at least the night. The blaze broke out just after noon at a restaurant and bar at the motel, then quickly spread to the section of the building housing the motel. About firefighters responded and were able to get it under control within about two hours. Front desk clerk Martha Lopez told the Houston Chronicle that a restaurant employee ran into the hotel saying a fire had started in the restaurant.
The two began knocking on doors and windows telling guests to get out of the hotel. William Dowling's family has been waiting for, and it was an emotional one. His colleagues paid tribute to him as he left the hospital, clapping and saluting him as he headed home. Photos from devastating motel fire and aftermath. See photos of how Houston is honoring the four firefighters who lost their lives Friday battling a massive motel fire in SW Houston.
Related topics: houston houston fire department deadly fire firefighters. Three firefighters were killed at the scene, while the fourth died at a hospital, The Associated Press reported. One of the firefighters killed today was a female, and became the second woman to die in the line of duty as a Houston firefighter. The deaths today made the fire the deadliest in the history of the Houston Fire Department, The Associated Press reported.
Please keep Houston firefighters in your thoughts and prayers. Caynon said the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters were monitoring the conditions of the six injured firefighters and would be assisting them and their families.
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