‘I’m almost speechless, I’m not done crying but I’ve cried once already.’ Lieutenant Sean Williamson’s colleagues are mourning after he was killed in a building collapse in Philly’s Fairhill section. jpayoute reports.
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel was emotional at a press conference on Saturday after a
. Fifty one year-old Lieutenant Sean Williamson died in the building collapse after he was trapped in the rubble. “The worst thing for any firefighter or any medic, we all swear to save lives and protect property, and any time we can’t do that – whether it’s a resident of the city and certainly if it’s one of our own sisters and brothers, we feel it very deeply,” Thiel said. “This has been a tragic year for the Philadelphia Fire Department. We’re just absolutely devastated.”
Lieutenants Sylvester Burton and Clarence Johnson were both treated and released from Temple. Inspector Thomas Rybakowski was also treated and released.Deputy Commissioner Craig Murphy said
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