A Massachusetts couple died overnight in a fire that caused heavy damage to a multifamily home in Worcester, according to their family members.Daniel Gonzalez, 62, and Juana Candelario, 59, were the victims killed in a Worcester house fire Tuesday night.Members of the Worcester Fire Department were sent to 3 Hancock St. at approximately 11:30 p.m., city officials said. The fire went to a second alarm as crews called for additional resources.”This was a very fast-moving, advanced fire upon our arrival. We had advanced fire conditions, particularly on the first floor,” said Assistant Fire Chief Adam Roche.Firefighters found two residents on the first floor during their search. They were taken out by firefighters and brought to hospitals by Worcester Emergency Medical Services. but did not survive.”Firefighters made a valiant effort in a complex operation, trying to combine fire suppression and rescue at the same time,” Roche said.Video below: Describing response to deadly fireCandelario’s brother visited the scene on Wednesday and said his sister was preparing to celebrate her 60th birthday next month. He also said his sister and her husband had lived in the home for about 20 years.Gonzalez and Candelario were married for more than 30 years had five children together. They are also survived by several grandchildren.Some of the visitors to the scene on Wednesday placed memorial candles and flowers outside the triple-decker.Two firefighters were also taken to a local hospital for evaluation.Four adults and three children were displaced by the fire, the city said.The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but Roche said the point of origin appears to be in the first-floor living room.”The city of Worcester has these three-decker-type housing all over the place. What is contained in these is called balloon-frame construction, and that allows fire to get in void spaces and spread throughout the house very quickly. In order to extinguish these fires, we have to get into those spaces. This particular fire, it was so well advanced on our arrival that it proved very difficult for the residents on the first floor to escape,” said Roche.
A Massachusetts couple died overnight in a fire that caused heavy damage to a multifamily home in Worcester, according to their family members.
Daniel Gonzalez, 62, and Juana Candelario, 59, were the victims killed in a Worcester house fire Tuesday night.
Members of the Worcester Fire Department were sent to 3 Hancock St. at approximately 11:30 p.m., city officials said. The fire went to a second alarm as crews called for additional resources.
“This was a very fast-moving, advanced fire upon our arrival. We had advanced fire conditions, particularly on the first floor,” said Assistant Fire Chief Adam Roche.
Firefighters found two residents on the first floor during their search. They were taken out by firefighters and brought to hospitals by Worcester Emergency Medical Services. but did not survive.
“Firefighters made a valiant effort in a complex operation, trying to combine fire suppression and rescue at the same time,” Roche said.
Video below: Describing response to deadly fire
Candelario’s brother visited the scene on Wednesday and said his sister was preparing to celebrate her 60th birthday next month. He also said his sister and her husband had lived in the home for about 20 years.
Gonzalez and Candelario were married for more than 30 years had five children together. They are also survived by several grandchildren.
Some of the visitors to the scene on Wednesday placed memorial candles and flowers outside the triple-decker.
Two firefighters were also taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Four adults and three children were displaced by the fire, the city said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but Roche said the point of origin appears to be in the first-floor living room.
“The city of Worcester has these three-decker-type housing all over the place. What is contained in these is called balloon-frame construction, and that allows fire to get in void spaces and spread throughout the house very quickly. In order to extinguish these fires, we have to get into those spaces. This particular fire, it was so well advanced on our arrival that it proved very difficult for the residents on the first floor to escape,” said Roche.
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