2 dead in Delaware rowhome fire, cause unknown

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AI GeneratedA deadly rowhome fire in Wilmington, Delaware, has left two residents deceased and two firefighters injured. The fire was characterized by heavy conditions and a structural collapse, leading to a defensive operation. A multi-agency investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the blaze.
We're going to get back to that breaking news
of the fire that's in Delaware.
We know that two people have died, and
we're getting updates from officials.
Let's listen in.
Inside, they had to be evacuated due to we had
a second floor collapse into the first floor.
We went to a defensive operation.
Basically, from the front and the back, we were extinguishing the fire.
At one point, we did.
We were able to go back in shortly to extinguish,
you know, stretch lines inside, extinguish the fire.
Through the course of this, we found two victims,
two residents, and both were deceased.
Currently, right now, we have Wilmington
Fire Department fire investigators.
We have the Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office,
along with WPD's Criminal Investigation Unit.
At this time, we don't know the cause.
Obviously, we'll be giving updates throughout the day.
Quick question, were there any firefighters that were injured in this?
We were hearing something like that.
Yes, we had two firefighters that were injured,
both transported to the ER, minor injuries.
In fact, one has already been treated
and released from the Wilmington ER.
Did the collapse have anything to do with the firefighter injuries,
or is that smoke inhalation fire related?
The collapse had nothing to do with the injuries.
It was more, you know, smoke, smoke, inhalation,
you know, heat, you know, exhaustion.
As for the victims that were residents here,
do you know where you found them inside this three story row home?
And did that collapse affect their way out at all?
If you can tell.
Unfortunately, I can't answer that at this time, obviously,
because there's an investigation ongoing as we get updates.
As I said, we will provide the updates.
And just for our viewers that might have just joined in,
I mean, what made this fire difficult to tackle?
Well, our companies are pulling up, and, you know,
they've got a middle-of-the-road dwelling.
You have heavy fire conditions.
You know, first, second, and third floor,
they had fire that was exiting, you know, obviously the windows.
You know, our guys and girls,
they did a very aggressively safe, you know, interior attack.
The fire obviously was, you know, had a head start on us.
but you know it was a very emotional scene out here
as well did you have to notify family on
scene uh there has been some notification
of the family members on scene i mean anytime we have a
fatal fire like this i mean we you know the bottom line
is you know we feel the same thing you know
you know it's an emotional you know you you feel for the families
and friends that are here and
even the neighbors that are next door to this house
were those the only two residents inside
that you're aware of? They're the only two that we're aware of.
All right, so you heard from
officials and once again confirming that two were injured in the fire
and they were already found
deceased by the time they were able to get to them.
And then we know that two firefighters
were also injured, one of them already out of the ER,
the other still being treated. So they
were minor injuries, but getting those details.
Once again, if you're just joining us, there was
a deadly rowhome fire in Wilmington.
Of course, we just heard from fire officials right there.
Greg's been on the scene all morning, and what an emotional scene.
And talking about those two victims hasn't been confirmed,
but initial reports that it was a husband and wife.
We saw family members arriving on the scene,
certainly wanting more information, just a difficult firefight.
And just looking at the video once again,
you can just see family members hugging each other,
consoling each other as firefighters try
to gain the upper hand on this fire.
Right now it is a multi-agency investigation.
They don't know the cause of this fire.
We're going to dip out of this for a second
because it is a little difficult to watch the victims.
But once again, we're going to have an update
on this deadly fire coming up once again in just a moment.
Okay.
