Building where firefighter died boarded up, community mourns loss
Firefighter Daryl Gordon killed in the line of duty Thursday morning
Building D at the King Towers apartment complex is secure as fire investigators determine what sparked the flames early Thursday morning that killed a Cincinnati firefighter.
Crews have been on scene since the fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. Construction workers have also boarded up sections of Building D, a five-story structure where the fire started on the second floor.
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Neighbors in nearby apartment buildings woke up to all the commotion. Jasmine Kincaid saw everything was blocked near Building D, but she had no idea a firefighter had died.
"They risk their life trying to help us, to save us and unfortunately he didn't make it out alive and the people he did try to save they made it out alive so he's a hero actually," Kincaid said.
Dwight Hummons lives next door to the apartment complex and said it's usually a quiet neighborhood with nothing going on. He told 바카라게임 온라인 바카라 게임 5 firefighters are inspirational and truly lifesavers for the work they do.
"It's tragic when anybody loses their life and it's even more tragic when they lose their life in the line of duty," Hummons said. "You just don't expect it to happen you expect them to go through their whole career with no loss of life."
Firefighter Daryl Gordon was a 29-year veteran with the Cincinnati Fire Department. He also served 10 years with UC Health Air Care and its Mobile Care Unit.
Community members, including those who never met Gordon gathered to honor his legacy.
"I just think he deserves respect. I think it's amazing what he did," Jordan Vankirk said. "It's really honorable what he did. I want to be a firefighter too. My dad is a firefighter and I thought I would pay my respects to a firefighter who died doing what he loved and it just touched my heart.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Others had words of encouragement as the department deals with a difficult loss.
"Keep up the good work fellas. You really save lives and you really help out, and I admire firefighters. I love firefighters," Ann Lumb said.
A cause for the fire is still under investigation.