Collapse kills two firemen.Byline: By Tony Jones A ROOKIE firefighter and a colleague were killed in a rescue bid yesterday. Adam Meere, 27, who only finished training in May, and Bill Faust, 36, were part of a team who saved two people from the roof of a blazing building. The two men are believed to have fallen to their deaths when a floor in the three-storey building collapsed. They were pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital. Fire Commissioner Ken Knight Sir Ken Knight, CBE, QFSM, DL, MIFireE is the current Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, a new post set up by the Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK. Sir Ken started his new role in October 2007, up to that point he had been the commissioner for fire at the expressed his 'great sadness' at the deaths, the first involving firefighters in London since 1993. He said:'This is a tragic day for the fire service. I am immensely proud of the professionalism of the brigade and in particular these two brave firefighters who so tragically lost their lives. 'We are working to support their colleagues and families.' Adam and dad-of three Bill were among 50 firefighters called to the blaze in Bethal Green, east London East London, city (1991 pop. 240,474), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. The city grew around a British military post founded in 1847. Its harbor was developed from 1886, and today it is a leading South African port. ,about4am. They moved in to rescue two men on the roof - believed to be two brothers who were sleeping in a flat above their clothes shop when fire broke out. London brigade assistant commissioner Malcolm Kelly Malcolm Kelly (born December 30, 1986 in Longview, Texas) is an American football player. He plays wide receiver for the Oklahoma Sooners. Kelly became the fastest player in Oklahoma Sooners history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards when he did it in his 19th game (at Missouri) said fire had broken out in the basement and the other floors were smoke-clogged. The first crews on the scene saw the two men on the roof and called in reinforcements. Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair and London mayor Ken Livingstone were among well-wishers who sent their sympathies to the families. Fire Brigades Union The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the main union for firefighters in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1918 in the London area as the Firemans Trade Union, but soon grew to cover the entire country. president Ruth Winters said: 'Their deaths will be felt throughout the UK fire service. The thoughts of everyone are with their families at this time.' Commissioner Knight said: 'We've lost two firefighters, one a young man and the other a father with three children under the age of six. 'We are all grieving for that.' He said Bill had been with the brigade for seven years and had four--year-old twin girls and a five-year-old son.Adam's father and his girlfriend's father were also firefighters. Knight added: 'Being told of the deaths was one of the worst days of my career.' CAPTION(S): BURNT OUT: The scene of the fatal fire yesterday |
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