The fire captain asked my name and said, "We were unable to rescue the tenant who did not exit with the others."

Later the fire captain asked whether everyone had escaped.

The usual complement includes 1 fire captain and a number of additional firefighters.

"Hardly any at ground level," said the fire captain.

Glancing around, I rush up to the fire captain, who's standing by the one of the engines, talking to a cop.

The fire captain is already pushing back toward us, the cop in tow.

The fire captain came within a few minutes and joined his men inside the apartment.

The fire captain appeared in the doorway of the Murphy apartment.

"Anything can happen if a guy lights up while he's sleepy," advised the fire captain.

The fire captain had a new look on his face.