West Peculiar firefighter had been with the department for three weeks
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WEST PECULIAR, Missouri — A West Peculiar firefighter who died Sunday while battling a house fire has been identified.
Chuck McCormick, 30, had been working with the West Peculiar Fire Protection District for three weeks . He is survived by a wife and three children, according to Fox41 KSHB.
The Kansas City Star reports Grandview Fire Chief Ron Graham said the firefighter fell through the floor near the front of the door and into the basement as firefighters made entry.
Firefighters were called to the scene at 23311 Deer Run Road just before 11:00 a.m.
The initial report was a fire in the laundry room of the house.
Chief Graham told KSHB that all of the occupants in the home escaped, and the home sustained structural damage. The first crew at the scene from the West Peculiar Fire Protection District found itself in trouble when they entered the house.
“[They] encountered quite a bit of fire, went inside the front door and the floor gave way,” Graham said.
Firefighters from Lee’s Summit, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, and Kansas City responded and assisted West Peculiar firefighters.
The family inside the house all made it out safely.
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