Police: 2 East Texas Firefighters Dead
January 25, 2009 - 5:53pm
KILGORE - A firefighter training exercise in kilgore turned tragic for members of the Kilgore Fire Department on Sunday.
Kilgore Police tell KETK that at least four firefighters fell off the roof of Stark Hall and were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
By Sunday evening, 45-year-old Kyle Perkins of Kilgore and 28-year-old Cory Galloway of Grand Saline had died from their injuries.
It happened about 2:30 on the campus of Kilgore College.
Police tell KETK that 2 others suffered minor injuries and were treated and released at the hospital.
This tradgery could of been prevented. I am outraged that nobody has mention this. These guys are training and they get killed. Wake up!!! Obviously, there health and safety protcal is going to be reviewed. To many needless deaths to firefighters.
Ed
Ed Price
11 months agoYou are absolutly right. Looks like it has been swept under the table. @ men are dead, and no one has been held accountable. This is a hard desicion to make but there must be a reckoning, so that others may learn from the mistakes made here, and prevent something like this from happening again. (Note: seems like the same thing happend in Noonday 2 years ago, and to this day no one has stepped and said "I am responsible & this is what we are going to do to fix it")
Chad
11 months agoSorry for your loss. Our Prayers for them and their family's. Hope the other firefighters recover well.
Past Chief-Willow Street Fire Co.
Willow Street, Pa
L.C. Singleton
1 year agoive known cory since grade school we grew up together i found out from cory mom a little while back that he had grduated from fire academy and was a firefighter in kilgore i was so glad to hear that. Im a vol firefighter also and i know that it is hard to loose a brother and a good friend my heart and prayers go out to regina,luke jade,katlyn and the rest of his family and friends.
jeff hudnall
1 year agoWas informed by a very good friend from Tyler FD of this tragedy. I'm actually at Brayton fire field training right now. I know I speak for the rest of Chandler VFD when I say my/our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of both of these men. God speed and quick heeling to the others who suffered injuries. God already has his arm around the shoulders of Kyle and Cory. Onwards and upwards brothers!!
Rob
1 year agoI have been a firefighter for 10 years and my cousin had also died in the line of duty. It is always a tragedy whenever we lose a brother or sister firefighter. My family's thoughts and prayers are with the families of Kyle and Cory, as well as the other injured firefighters, and the entire Kilgore Fire Dept. as they deal with the tragic loss of two of their brother firefighters.
Jake
Northwest Pennsylvania
Jake
1 year agoWe in Canada are deeply saddened by the loss of our 2 brothers, Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends of our fallen brothers and to all the firefighters of texas for this loss. When it comes to firefighting we are truly one brotherhood across many countries.
Alex Forrest
Canadian Trustee IAFF
Winnipeg Manitoba
Canada
Alex Forrest
1 year agokyle was a close personal frend my father and i were returning to kilgore when we say the 2 ambulances and rescue unit going to lonview .
kile not only was a good man and personal frend the hole baird tire family were all good frends we all will miss him deeply.
he had a great personalty/sens of houmor and was more of a distat cousion that a frend .
wen i heard the new i just broke down and cryed i am still in shock that he is gone .
alan blackstone
1 year agoMy heart and prayers are out there for Mrs. Perkins and her family Kyle was a great man and loved by a lot of people. I am very sorry for your loss.
Sean McCully
Sean Mccully
1 year agoI am deeply saddened to hear of this horrible tragedy. I have known Kyle since high school and he was a truly a wonderful guy. My heart goes out to both of these families at this time of loss and my heartfelt prayers will be with these families, friends and firefighters.
Athena Pond
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