The warehouse was built around the late 1800s of brick masonry frame with heavy wood truss construction. One of the fire fighters from Engine 3 approached the structure to open the large barn-like doors to enable the fire fighters to attack from the exterior. He was returning to re-open the doors to prop them open, when without warning, the parapet wall above the doors suddenly collapsed on him. Fire fighter approaches center doors of warehouse.
Flames break through the roof of the warehouse where the fatality occurred.