Tribute for firefighters and father killed

After the death of two firefighters and a 57-year-old man in a fire in a business park in Oxfordshire, tributes were met after the death of two firefighters.

The 30 -year -old firefighters Jennie Logan and the 38 -year -old Martyn Sadler died on Thursday evening at the fire at Bicester Motion. The father of two David Chester, who worked at the location and came from Bicester, was also killed. Two other firefighters remain in the hospital with serious injuries.

Both Ms. Logan and Mr. Sadler were involved in the Bicester Rugby Union Football Club with the women's team. “Your presence in the club will be massively missed”.

“Our hearts and the deepest condolences run out of their families, friends and our members in this terrible time.”

Many floral honors were also left behind at the Bicester Fire Station.

People are now asked to put flowers in the Garth Park of the city, whereby a coincidence book in the Garth House will open in the park from Monday.

The city council of Oxford has reduced the flag of the city, which flew over Oxford Town Hall, to a touch of tribute.

The St. Laurence Church in the Banbury Road, Caverfield, near the site, said that it was open to his doors “for everyone who was looking for a room for private prayer or for silence and reflection” for the “tragic news”.

A book by condolences was also opened in the church.

Both firefighters worked on the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Mr. Sadler was also part of the London fire brigade.

The London fire brigade commissioner Andy Roe said that Mr. Sadler “illustrated courage and selflessness” and retained the Bicester fire station.

He was a leading fireman in Ealing, West London, and an instructor for breathing apparatus and fire behavior on Fire Service College.

Sherine Wheeler, Managing Director of the firefighter's charity, told the BBC Radio 4 today on Saturday: “This tragedy is a strong memory of the courage and the victims that firefighters showed every day.

“We are broken by what happened, and I would like to express my condolences Jennie and Martyn's families and also Dave Chester's family and colleagues.

“Firefighters go to work every day, if they know that there are risks, but if something like this happens, this reality really brings home.

“Losing two firefighters has a far -reaching influence on the entire fire brigade community.”

Bicester Motion, which is home to more than 50 specialist companies, focuses on the restoration and engineering of class cars on the former location of RAF Bicester.

It used to be Raf Bomber Command in World War II and became superfluous in 2004.

Daniel Geoghegan, chairman of Bicester Motion, told “the three lives that have been lost,” said the firefighters “showed the epitome of selfless service and” exceeded under unprecedented circumstances “.

Mr. Geoghegan added that the father of two, Chester, the family business Chesters & Sons, had “a long story with the estate”.

He said that Mr. Chester was “part of the material of our estate and a friend for all of us”.

“He came to us 12 years ago when we bought the website for the first time and was a pillar of our entire business world with his wife and two sons.

“Whenever they had a question, they would” simply “, not only him, but also his whole family, as they all looked after this place like us.

“Our whole community always said that 'Dave always had our back'. Yesterday he did exactly that – the epitome of his selfless spirit,” he added.

The Chesters & Sons Company website says that its work at Bicester Motion “carefully included four buried air raids in times of war so as not to damage the structures so that they can be renovated by another contractor”.

The fire was reported on Thursday at around 6:30 p.m. BST and quickly spread through a former aircraft hangar at the location.

In its climax, 10 firefighters dealt with the fire. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The police have initiated an inexplicable death examination, but is currently not treating it as a criminal matter.

The Oxfordshire County Council, who heads the fire brigade in the county, said that “people may respect those respect for those who have died tragically”.

“We would be grateful if someone would like to put flowers in Garth Park, Bicester and not at fire stations or in Bicester movement to avoid disability of the highways.”

The park on the Launton Road is to be opened every day from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BST.

From Monday, people can also sign the coil book between Monday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

On Friday on Friday, the Chief Fire Officer from Oxfordshire, Rob MacDougall, was visibly emotional and spoke with “heavy heart” when he confirmed death.

He added: “Our thoughts are with the friends and colleagues of the family affected during this time.

“I am incredibly proud and grateful for the exemplary yardstick and the unshakable bravery that the staff of the emergency services demonstrated.”

The deputy chief of police Tim Metcalfe from the Thames Valley police described the deaths as “absolute tragedy” and said that the thoughts of all of the troops were together with the families, friends and colleagues of the died people.

The officials stay at the scene for a few days to ensure that the public remains safe.