BUFFALO, N.Y.—A firefighter killed in an explosive blaze in Buffalo was identified Thursday as a 37-year-old father who had been with the department for three years, as authorities promised a thorough investigation of the fire’s cause.
Firefighter Jason Arno was found dead Wednesday inside a badly burned brick building in the city’s downtown, several hours after he radioed a mayday call and then went quiet as the fire raged.
“Just a great all-around person,” Fire Commissioner William Renaldo said of Arno, who had a 3-year-old daughter. The commissioner called him “an exemplary firefighter and employee” who had his whole future in front of him….