Firefighter Melvin Kamer
Survivors
His wife Ella and daughters Lorraine and Eleanor
Incident
As he worked in the basement to extinguish a fire in the Odeon Office Building, a collapse occurred. The collapse resulted in Firefighter Kamer's legs being trapped by concrete and he died of smoke inhalation and crushing injuries before he could be rescued.
It was initially thought that Firefighter Kamer drowned in the basement. However, it was later ruled through an investigation that a combination of inhaled smoke and the crushing debris led to his death.
Firefighter Kamer was assigned to Engine Company 25.
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You passed long before I came along. I wish I had known you. I just want to say thank you for choosing a career that put the welfare and safety of others before your own. I am proud to be your grand daughter