WORCESTER, Mass. — The Worcester Fire Department fought another multi-alarm fire Wednesday morning, just hours after one of their own died battling an overnight blaze.
Worcester Fire Lieutenant Jason Menard died Wednesday fighting a four-alarm fire on Stockholm Street after he returned to help a trapped firefighter out a window.
Hours later and just after a procession to bring Menard's body to Boston, Worcester firefighters responded to a working fire at a business on Pleasant Street.
Hours after losing one of their own, the brave members of the Worcester Fire Department are back in the field fighting this multi-alarm fire on Pleasant Street. #boston25 #WorcesterFire pic.twitter.com/k4YKLJZTjx
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) November 13, 2019
#Worcester firefighters at scene of working fire on Pleasant St. These men and women continue to protect and save in spite of their heavy hearts after losing their brother just hours ago. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/iSA2H5ot99
— Joy Dumandan (@JoyDumandanTV) November 13, 2019
#BREAKING: #Worcester Fire Department responding to ANOTHER multi-alarm fire just hours after the death of a firefighter this morning.
— Peter Wilson (@PetesWire) November 13, 2019
This is at a row of businesses on Pleasant Street.
Unbelievable. Stay safe.@boston25 pic.twitter.com/IHjbXtfhwS
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The Tatnuck Pet Supply store posted on its Facebook page that it is closed due to a fire in their building. The post says that everyone is safe. It's unclear if that is where the fire originated.
Menard's death marks the ninth Worcester firefighter to have died in the line of duty in the past 20 years.
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