Four firefighters killed in 5-alarm motel fire...Houston, Texas

[dixiegrrrrl]

Damn.....

HOUSTON – Four Houston firefighters died Friday while battling a 5-alarm blaze in a motel near the Southwest Freeway at Hillcroft. The bodies of three were found in the rubble of the Southwest Inn motel. A fourth apparently died at the hospital.

Sources say the search continues for others who haven't been accounted for, but it's not clear if they are firefighters.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Smoke-from-3-alarm-fire-blowing-across-Southwest-Freeway-near-Hillcroft-209685011.html

[maddezmom]

1. And it is still not out yet

Very sad.

[premium]

2. This really hits close to home,

I have 2 nephews who are firefighters.
R.I.P. brave souls.

[maddezmom]

3. The local news station has shown some really sad pics and vids of the firefighters

After finding out about the deaths.

[premium]

4. One of the nephews is a Reno FF

I used to tell him that FF's have to be the craziest people in the world, when everyone else is running out of the fire, they're running into it.

Some of the bravest people I know.
Tragic day for Houston.

[maddezmom]

5. Agreed!

One of my favorite TV shows have been about firefighters...they are a green unto themselves.

[oneshooter]

6. My younger brother is a 30+ year Houston Firefighter.

His pumper unit was there.
Worse single loss of life for the HFD in 161 years.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. This was devastating to watch...

... a lot of fire departments in Houston are volunteer.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. this has been a terrible, no good, awful kind of day all around

for lots of people. Sigh.