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02/02/2005
Two firefighters killed as tower block blaze kills resident
Two firefighters have died during an attempt to rescue a person trapped in a burning block of flats in Hertfordshire.
A third person, understood to have been a resident, also died in the fire, which broke out in a block of flats in Stevenage in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Seven people were taken to hospital, where they were treated for burns and the effects of smoke inhalation. One person is reported to be in a critical condition.
Around 70 people were evacuated from the flats, after the fire broke out on the 14th floor around 3am this morning. The blaze then spread to the floor above.
In a statement to the BBC, Roy Wilsher, deputy chief fire officer with Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, described the tragedy as "the worst day for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service for 30 years".
He also said that counselling was being provided for the families and the colleagues of the two firefighters who had lost their lives.
The dead firefighters have not yet been named.
(KMcA/SP)
A third person, understood to have been a resident, also died in the fire, which broke out in a block of flats in Stevenage in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Seven people were taken to hospital, where they were treated for burns and the effects of smoke inhalation. One person is reported to be in a critical condition.
Around 70 people were evacuated from the flats, after the fire broke out on the 14th floor around 3am this morning. The blaze then spread to the floor above.
In a statement to the BBC, Roy Wilsher, deputy chief fire officer with Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, described the tragedy as "the worst day for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service for 30 years".
He also said that counselling was being provided for the families and the colleagues of the two firefighters who had lost their lives.
The dead firefighters have not yet been named.
(KMcA/SP)
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