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Southwest Inn fire
Southwest Inn after the fire
DateMay 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)
VenueSouthwest Inn
LocationHouston, Texas
Coordinates29°42′40″N 95°30′13″W / 29.711046°N 95.503516°W / 29.711046; -95.503516
TypeFire
Deaths5 firefighters
Non-fatal injuries12 firefighters

The Southwest Inn fire in Houston, Texas on May 31, 2013 was a fire in an Indian restaurant that spread to an adjoining hotel. The fire claimed the biggest casualty loss for the Houston Fire Department since its inception. Four firefighters were killed and 13 others were injured that day while fighting the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn located in Southwest Houston.[1] On March 7, 2017, Captain Bill Dowling, who lost both his legs battling the fire in 2013, died of complications (pneumonia or cellulitis) from his line-of-duty injuries.[2]

  1. ^ Pinkerton, James; Lezon, Dale (1 June 2013). "Massive blaze in SW Houston kills 4 firefighters". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-06-01. "It was the department's worst loss of life ever."
  2. ^ "HFD hero 'Iron Bill' Dowling has died", by Keri Blakinger and Brooke A. Lewis, The Houston Chronicle

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