Two York City firefighters killed in collapse at Weaver Piano Co. fire
Two other firefighters,
"This is the worst day in my career," said
"These are the guys you wanted in the fire truck," he said of Flanscha and Anthony.
Michaels continued, saying the department has not gone through something like this since 1971.
"No department wants to go through this," he said, adding that they were going to lean on a lot of people.
The surviving injured firefighters also will be "key in our healing process," Michaels said.
Collapse: The
A three-alarm fire was reported there shortly after
Four firefighters were taken away in ambulances after a mayday call went out shortly after
A wall on the south side of the building along
Helfrich said the four firefighters were trapped, and they were all taken to
Flanscha was the
Helfrich said fire departments from
Andrew Panteris, of the
Some families living on
The blaze the day before had partially destroyed the historic factory that was in the process of being converted into apartments.
Flanscha: At the ceremony where Flanscha was named Firefighter of the Year for 2004, now-retired Fire Chief
Senft recalled that Flanscha rescued a person trapped in a
Flanscha also served as a member of the
The chief also commended Flanscha for buying blighted properties in
"I was really surprised," Flanscha had said after being honored. "I didn't feel like I had a spectacular year in 2004 ... and there are so many other worthy people."
At the time, he and his wife, Tina, had three daughters.
He said his two older girls often accompanied him to the fire station, where they get to "drive" the fire truck and eat ice cream.
"They like to go everywhere with me," he said.
Weaver building: Almost a century after the peak of the piano manufacturing industry, the
Real estate developer
The building was to include one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, with floor space ranging from 750 square feet to 1,200 square feet, he said.
Steinkamp said in
Michaels said his department has made contact with the owners as well as with the trade workers who were helping with the renovation.
The property opened as an organ-production facility around 1880, and it eventually grew to a third of the size of the building that stands there today, according to the developer.
There were multiple renovations and additions to the building between 1880 and the peak of the piano industry in the 1920s, when the
After the stock market crashed in 1929, the automobile replaced the piano as society's preeminent status symbol and "pretty much wiped out the piano industry," Steinkamp said.
The building became a distribution center for Mailman's department store in the 1960s and '70s before being used as an auto repair shop and, more recently, for storage, he said.
-- Editor's note: This report has been corrected to note the
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