A Philadelphia firefighter died after a Saturday morning fire led to a building collapse, trapping six people under the rubble, fire officials said.
Fire officials did not immediately identify the firefighter who died.. "Unfortunately, our department lost a member bravely fighting a fire and caught in a building collapse."What initially appeared to be a "pretty routine fire" progressed into a "total collapse" of the building by around 3:30 a.m., he said.Police, firefighters die by suicide more often than in line of duty.
Four of the firefighters and the inspector were taken to a hospital, and the inspector has since been released, he said.
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