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Bodies of deceased firefighters removed from scene
By Command News
March 18, 2011, Listowel, Ont. – Police and dozens of firefighters stood at attention this afternoon as the bodies of two fallen volunteer firemen were removed from a burned dollar store in Listowel.
By Command News
March 18, 2011, Listowel, Ont. – Police and dozens of firefighters stood at attention this afternoon as the bodies of two fallen volunteer firemen were removed from a burned dollar store in Listowel.
About 100 members of the public gathered outside the building where 56-year-old Kenneth Rea and 30-year-old Raymond Walter died during a blaze Thursday.
The men died after the roof of the store collapsed during the fire.
Police Constable Kees Wijnand says flags are flying at half-mast throughout the grieving town.
Politicians including federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, Premier Dalton McGuinty and North Perth Mayor Julie Behrns are offering their condolences to the families.
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