Two North Carolina Firefighters Killed Battling Five-Alarm Mill Blaze

Updated 7pm ET -- Two firefighters have died and four others were injured after battling a five-alarm fire at a lumber yard in Rowan County, North Carolina.



According to a Rowan Regional Medical Center official, one firefighter died on the way to the hospital, the second died after arrival. Two other firefighters are being treated at Rowan Regional. The extent of their injuries is not known, WCNC reported.

The dead firefighters were identified Friday afternoon as 40-year-old Victor Isler and 19-year-old Justin Monroe of the Salisbury Fire Department.



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Comment by Derick Fedders on March 8, 2008 at 1:48pm
To the family and friends of our lost Brother, My heart goes out to you all. The chief has called you home. Rest in peace my brothers.
Comment by Loraine Keip on March 8, 2008 at 11:12am
My heart goes out to their families. God bless them all.
Comment by danny w furr on March 8, 2008 at 10:16am
Sorry about all the same comment. May all fireman have a safe day.
Comment by Ben Peacock on March 8, 2008 at 9:48am
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Firefighter. "There's a leak", she pronounced.
"Lord, it's a tear."
"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.
"It's a tear from bottled-up emotions for fallen comrades. A tear for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American Flag. It's a tear for all the pain and suffering they have encountered. And it's a tear for their commitment to caring for and saving lives of their fellow man!"
"What a wonderful feature Lord, you're a genius" said the angel.
The Lord looked somber and said "I didn't put it there."

Our prayers and thoughts are with the families and friends of our fallen brothers.
Comment by Captain Steven Long on March 8, 2008 at 9:32am
As a former Salisbury Firefighter, words alone cannot express the deepest sorrow in my heart. Today I lost two bothers in the fire service. My prayers go out to the other firefighters that were injured for a speedy recovery. May god watch over you all in this desperate time of need.
Comment by Jeff Clark on March 8, 2008 at 7:58am
my thoughts and prayers are with the family friends and the station family as well from me and all my guys here here from my station
Comment by mike angle on March 8, 2008 at 7:54am
It's a sad day when we here that a bother has fallen. From those of us at Davis Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Our prayer's go out to the family's and fellow bother's whom where injured. recover quickly and honor our fallen bothers by being the best you can be.
Comment by YOU GO, WE GO on March 8, 2008 at 3:59am
my heart goes out to my brothers & the families of our fallen brothers.
Comment by Dave Thompson on March 8, 2008 at 2:48am
Our prayers are with the families of our fallen brothers, and with our injured brothers and their families. May GOD be with you in this time of sorrow.
Comment by Lane Doby on March 8, 2008 at 2:46am
On behalf of Piedmont-Triad Ambulance & Rescue and the Thomasville Rescue Squad, I'd like to send my condolences to the families, loved ones, friends, and coworkers of those who lost their lives today. And for those who were injured but survived, I pray for a speedy recovery. As a former volunteer fireman in Davidson County, NC, I (like so many others) am deeply saddened by this loss. I didn't know these heroes, but I have friends who did. My prayers are with everyone during this time of need.

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