Structural Collapse at Dwelling Fire Results in Two Firefighter Fatalities - (Stockton, California - February 6, 1997) » Injuries and Fatalities

Both firefighters were pronounced dead at the hospital from asphyxiation and crushing injuries. They both appeared to have died as a result of the weight of the structural debris that fell on them.

The E9 firefighter had been with the Stockton Fire Department for only three months and was still a probationary firefighter - this incident was his first working structure fire. The E6 firefighter had previously been employed as a firefighter by the California Department of Forestry and had been a member of the Stockton Fire Department since 1990.

The E6 Captain suffered second and third degree burns and a broken rib.

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