Wednesday marks 10 years since the Southwest Inn fire, resulting in the death of five Houston firefighters.
The Houston Fire Department held a commemoration ceremony outside the ruined site where the building once stood.
Firefighters were called to the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn along Southwest Freeway in 2013 on this date.HFD Capt. Bill Dowling led a rescue attempt when a roof collapsed at the hotel In the blaze, killing firefighters Robert Bebee, Matthew Renaud, Anne Sullivan and Robert Garner. Thirteen others were injured in the blaze.Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.
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