DALLAS (AP) — A firefighter's body was recovered Monday several hours
after he called for help because he was trapped in a condominium complex
blaze.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans did not immediately release the name of the man, whose body was pulled from the rubble after a frantic, hours long search during the six-alarm blaze in northeast Dallas.
"From where they thought the firefighter was there was pretty much an assembly line of debris, coming where guys were just handing back debris," Evans said.
The fire was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Monday at the three-story condo complex, Evans said. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was located and removed.
Two firefighters were transported to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Five residents were rescued from the fire and two were treated for minor smoke inhalation, Evans said.
Authorities are trying to determine what sparked the fire, Evans said.
He declined to release details about the firefighter's call for assistance, saying it was a very sensitive matter to victim's family and to the department.
"It's not something that you'd want to hear, you'd want to forget it," Evans said, at times choking back tears during a news conference.
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