The Worchester Cold Storage fire that killed 6 Worchester Firefighters occurred on this date in 1999. Having been a Captain for about 10 years, I was able to more fully appreciate the spectrum of loss and tragedy. There is a wealth of information regarding this fire available. But, in trying to remain brief, I’ve included just a few links that help tell the story of the “Worchester 6”.

Dec 03, 2011

Fire fighter suffers heart attack and dies after fighting a structure fire – Louisiana.

Dec 03, 1999

Six career fire fighters killed in cold-storage and warehouse building fire – Massachusetts. Information from Wikipedia. Worchester 6: Heroes Remembered (video) Esquire’s in depth article “The Perfect Fire”

History:

December 3, 1984 – A deadly gas leak (of methyl isocyanate) at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, killed at least 3,000 persons and injured more than 200,000.