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4 Firefighters Dead in Houston

in the line of duty

It's the worst loss in the city's fire department history.

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A fire at a hotel and restaurant in Houston, Texas, has left four firefighters dead and five other people injured Friday afternoon. The call came in just after 12 p.m. The fire was under control two hours later, but the blaze killed three at the scene, possibly in a roof collapse, and one later died in a hospital. It's the worst loss of life in the history of the city's 116-year-old department.

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