A St. Louis fire captain who sustained injuries while fighting a fire during the Fourth of July holiday has died.
Capt. John Kemper, 59, died Wednesday after he was injured while battling a structural fire in the 3600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue early the morning of July 5, the department said.
Kemper didn’t suffer any burns. He was admitted to the hospital with what was believed to be a shoulder injury.
The longtime fire fighter was released from the hospital on Friday, department spokesman Capt. Garon Mosby said Wednesday. Kemper had not been cleared to return to work.