Grief counselors are at Whitman Middle School today to help students and faculty cope with the loss of 13-year-old Joseph Gebregiorgis, who died in Saturday’s fatal fire.
According to KING 5, Gebregiorgis was a well-liked student. “He was a great kid. You just couldn’t help not noticing him. He always had a smile and cute dimples,” Rose Bumgarner, a security guard at Whitman says.
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Engine 81 being used as Engine 18 before being towed away after Saturday’s fire.
Meanwhile, the fire department is still looking into why Ballard-based Engine 18 malfunctioned. Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean tells the Seattle Times that the “Fire Department likely will end up looking at all engines that have similar equipment to see if they have experienced lever malfunctions.”
You can read the Times article by Jennifer Sullivan and Sandi Doughton here.