Daily News | Investigation continues into North Philly building collapse that killed a firefighter
. Three firefighters and one L&I inspector were initially trapped but quickly freed. It took nearly four hours for rescue workers to reach Williamson and another firefighter, Robert Brennan Jr., who was taken to Temple University Hospital and was in critical but stable condition along with firefighter Dennis Daly.That’s the necessary step of checking a scene for any lingering fires that may be smoldering above ceilings or behind walls.
Bernard Torres, who lives across the street, said he was awakened by his brother warning of the fire around 2:30 a.m. “It didn’t look that serious. They stopped the fire in, let’s say, 15 minutes. We went back to sleep, and then we heard a noise. Boom!” A perimeter of caution tape and rows of red Fire Department vehicles ringed the scene Sunday morning, where no active work had yet begun.
Williamson, 51, who was assigned to Ladder 18 in Hunting Park, is survived by his mother and a son. His mother, Barbara Nerch, referred questions to the Fire Department.
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