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Name: Christopher M. Leach
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 14
Date of Incident: 09/24/2016
Time of Incident: 0254hrs
Date of Death: 09/24/2016
Fire Department: Wilmington Fire Department
Address: 22 S Heald ST, Wilmington, DE 19801
Fire Department Chief: Anthony S. Goode
Incident Description: In the early morning hours of September 24th, Wilmington firefighters were dispatched to a burning brick row home on the 1900 block of Lakeview Road. Soon after arrival, believing that there were still residents trapped in the home, firefighters entered the structure. While searching the interior, several firefighters fell through a collapsing floor killing two of them: Lieutenant Christopher M. Leach, 41, and Senior Firefighter Jerry W. Fickes, 51. Two other firefighters were critically injured but reported to be in stable condition. The family in the home at the time of the fire, including six children, managed to escape through the back of the residence. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Investigation into the fatal fire continues by local, state, and federal authorities.
Incident Location: 1927 Lakeview Rd, Wilmington, DE 19805
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