Cleveland Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Mangan retired May 21, 17 years to the day of the city's deadliest house fire.
Mangan responded to the East 87th Street house fire that left nine dead.
“We didn’t know it was a birthday party. You don’t usually expect 8 to 10 children in one house,” Mangan told WKYC.com. The fire was arson.
“My city is defined by the tragedies that I responded to. There is not a location in the city where I don’t drive by and say, ‘three people died there. two people died there. It’s now time for me to go," Mangan said as he reflected on his career.
