Houston Firefighter Who Died After Wall Collapsed During Warehouse Blaze Remembered as 'True Hero'
Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia has died after he and another first responder were injured while battling a warehouse blaze.
Firefighter dies on duty after wall collapses on him battling warehouse fire
HOUSTON (KTRK) - A Houston firefighter was killed and another injured while fighting a warehouse fire overnight in Texas. The fire broke out at a vacant building just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, but the blaze quickly escalated, and a wall collapsed. Fire crews called for a second alarm and there was a mayday call after the collapsed wall.
Houston Firefighter Killed in Warehouse Wall Collapse
Firefighter Marcelo Garcia, 42, was 'a remarkable man who gave the ultimate sacrifice,' Houston Chief Thomas Munoz said.
Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia, who died in warehouse fire, remembered as 'true hero' at funeral
Mourners will gather in downtown Houston on Wednesday morning to honor fallen Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia. Garcia, 42, died last week after being trapped underneath a collapsed wall while responding to a fire at a warehouse in Houston's East End.
'Everyone's hero' | Houston firefighter Marcelo 'Ox' Garcia remembered at funeral
Hundreds of firefighters, family and community members gathered to remember fallen firefighter Marcelo "Ox" Garcia at his funeral Wednesday morning. Garcia was killed November 6 while battling a three-alarm warehouse fire in the Greater East End.
First responders pay their respects to fallen Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia III
The funeral service for Marcelo Garcia III was held Wednesday, where hundreds of colleagues from around the state remembered him. He died in a collapse while battling a warehouse fire last week. Garcia was a captain described as a man everyone could count on.
LIVE: Funeral service for Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia
A public funeral service for Houston firefighter Marcelo “Ox" Garcia III starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 111 St. Joseph Pkwy. in Houston. A separate, private viewing will be held for family and close friends.
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