Bagpipes echoed in Worcester Sunday evening to mark the 24th anniversary of the 5-alarm fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. that killed six firefighters.
WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - It was a solemn day of remembrance in Worcester on Sunday as the community gathered in the rain to honor the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/crowd-gathers-to-mark-24-years-since-6-worcester-firefighters-made-ultimate-sacrifice/">Read More</a>
Worcester Fire Lt. Thomas Spencer, Paul Brotherton, Lt. Timothy Jackson, Jeremiah Lucey, Lt. James Lyons, and Joseph McGuirk lost their lives looking for.
Despite the more than two decades since the tragedy on December 3, 1999, the legacy of those six heroes lives on in the hearts of Worcester residents and Mass. natives, among many others.