On 25th Anniversary Of 1 Meridian Inferno, New Stories Of Heroism

On 25th Anniversary Of 1 Meridian Inferno, New Stories Of Heroism

 

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — On Tuesday at noon, there will be a moment of silence at Local 22 Fire Union Headquarters remembering the three firefighters who died in the February 24, 1991 12-alarm inferno that consumed much of the 1 Meridian High Rise, opposite City Hall.

In a CBS 3 TV Exclusive, a new first-hand account, details the heroic actions of scores of firefighters as they desperately tried to save three members of Engine Company 11, trapped on the burning upper floors of the high-rise.

Retired Battalion Chief Mike Yeager told CBS 3’s Walt Hunter how his team of eight searchers became lost themselves on the upper floors, nearly running out of air before they were found and lifted from the building by helicopter, the crew haunted by radio calls for help from the lost firefighters.

“‘The captain’s down, were out of air, we need help,’ and then there was nothing,” Yeager explained.

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