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 Robert Nichols on March 7, 2008 at 9:04pm: It's a sad day in the world of Fire Fighters,My thoughts and Prayers are with the Salisbury Fire Dept and the Families of the loss ones and the injured ones that tryed to save their Fellow Brothers.I am Glad to know that we have sent Ladder 21 from Thomasville Fire to cover and aid in this time of need from Hurting Brothers it's the best we can do becuase we all know that the calls don't stop coming in.FTM-PTB-RFB FEO NicholsDelete Comment

Comment by danny w furr on March 7, 2008 at 8:57pm: To all the fireman in Salisbury. We all lost two brothers today. May God be with all of you.May the families have a peace .Hope that the other one will have a speed recover. My pray will be with the families and friends .

Comment by Captain Steven Long on March 7, 2008 at 8:55pm: 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 Maxwellhouse B 21 on March 7, 2008 at 8:34pm: God Bless my fallen brothers and to the families; And to the ones injured in the line of duty a speedy recovery; God Bless the Salisbury Dept and talk to one another.
Jim Mc Laughlin

Comment by Deb RN/EMT on March 7, 2008 at 8:32pm: May God be with the families and friends of both of these two wonderful men. They will surely be missed by many who knew them and by those who never had the chance to know them except as brother firefighters. Rest in Peace My Brothers.

Comment by Jason Brooks on March 7, 2008 at 8:07pm: Rest in Peace Brothers.

Comment by Betty Cook on March 7, 2008 at 7:56pm: We here at the Southeast Floyd Co Vol. Fire Dept from Melvin, Ky. would like to send out our condolences to the families of the fallen brothers our prayers go out to you. We would also like to send our prayers to the ijured brothers and their families. Our hearts go out to you. Betty Cook fire fighter

Comment by Jojo on March 7, 2008 at 7:32pm: My heart and prays go out to those two families.

Comment by Vic on March 7, 2008 at 7:18pm: Our deepest condolences go out to both the families. May God Bless both families in these troubled times. From the Firefighters and Paramedics of Myakka City Fire Rescue, Manatee County Florida