VIDEO: Local firefighters are stepping up to help cover shifts in Christopher after firefighter, Kody Vanfossan died while fighting a structure fire.
Investigators have been on the scene in Christopher since the fire Sunday morning trying to figure out what caused the blaze. They say the building was vacant at the time the fire started.
Christopher Fire Chief Ron Learned said more than 17 fire departments responded to the fire inside the old office furniture store on the corner of Market and Emma Street.
An hour into the call, a firefighter called out Mayday after finding someone down inside the fire scene.
Shortly later, Learned says rescuers found Vanfossan's dad, a more than 10-year veteran with the Christopher fire department, but they were not able to recover Kody's until later.
"He's (Kody) always been a tough firefighter, a go-getter," Learned said.
Learned said Vanfossan wanted to suit up and fight fires for years.