A firefighter died after getting trapped inside a building while battling a five-alarm blaze in Worcester, Massachusetts, on the morning of Dec. 8. A fire goes to a five-alarm on the fourth call for additional manpower and equipment, indicating a severe blaze.
Firefighter Christopher Roy was rescued from the building but later died at the hospital from injuries he sustained during the blaze. A second rescued firefighter is in stable condition, fire chief Michael Lavoie told WCVB.