Syracuse firefighters honored first responders killed in one the city’s most deadly fires on this date in 1939.
They gathered at Fayette Firefighters Park to mark the 84th Anniversary of the Collins Block Fire.
After the fire located between the State Tower and Courier buildings was brought under, a control a portion of the structure collapsed, trapping several firefighters who were on the third floor.
The morning event hosted by the city fire department also honored 33 other firefighters who have perished over the course of its 146-year-old history.
