BALTIMORE, MD — The funeral service for 3 Baltimore Metropolis firefighters who died within the line of obligation is underway Wednesday morning, with a whole lot of emergency personnel in attendance.
Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler, and Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo are being remembered at a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Wednesday on the Baltimore Conference Heart.
They died battling a two-alarm blaze in southwest Baltimore on Jan. 24.
Fireplace was displaying from the second and third flooring of a rowhouse within the 200 block of South Stricker Road when crews arrived, and there was a report of individuals trapped, Former Baltimore Metropolis Fireplace Commissioner Stuart Nathan mentioned on the service Wednesday morning.
“Lower than 5 minutes after arriving on the scene, with out warning a collapse occurred, trapping the crews working inside,” Nathan mentioned. “These heroes gave their lives in service to the residents of town of Baltimore and can by no means be forgotten.”
Nathan launched audio system together with Gov. Larry Hogan, Mayor Brandon Scott and Fireplace Chief Niles Ford.
Shedding one firefighter was a “horrible tragedy” for the Baltimore Metropolis Fireplace Division, mentioned Ford, who added: “To lose three is nearly insufferable.”
BCFD members from throughout the Metropolis & Nation got here to pay their respects to our Fallen Firefighters,” the division mentioned in an announcement. “We’ll all the time keep in mind Lt. Butrim, Lt. Sadler & FF/PM Lacayo for his or her braveness & for making the last word sacrifice.”
After the service downtown, dignitaries will assemble for the funeral procession to Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens at 200 East Padonia Street in Timonium.
Street closures alongside the funeral procession route embody Interstate 83 north, I-695 and several other downtown arteries. They’re anticipated to start round midday. Drivers ought to anticipate delays.
A wake will comply with on the Maryland State Fairgrounds.