In a solemn memorial service, the names of nine Charleston firefighters who died five years ago in a furniture fire were read aloud, followed by the ringing of the bell, reports Charleston City Paper.
Much of the audience sat in folding chairs facing the setting sun, squinting at the partially silhouetted figures of firemen who stood at attention in the memorial park where the Sofa Super Store once stood. Interim Fire Chief William Finley Jr. read the list of names aloud: Capt. Mike Benke, Capt. Billy Hutchinson, Capt. Louis Mulkey, Engineer Brad Baity, Engineer Mark Kelsey, Assistant Engineer Michael French, Firefighter Melvin Champaign, Firefighter Earl Drayton, and Firefighter Brandon Thompson.
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