2 firefighters killed in Buffalo, N.Y., convenience store blaze

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Officials in Buffalo, N.Y., say two firefighters have been killed when the first floor of a burning convenience store collapsed into the basement.

The Rev. Derren Young, chaplain at the Erie County Medical Center, says the firefighters’ bodies were recovered Monday morning and will be taken to the hospital. There were reports that a third person was also in the basement of the two-story building, but authorities aren’t releasing any other information.

Firefighters lined up and took off their helmets, some saluting, as the bodies were brought out.

There is no immediate information on a possible cause of the fire and the names of the dead have not been released.