5 years since deaths of Porterville firefighters in library fire

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tuesday marks 5 years since a South Valley assemblage was deed with devastation.

In 2020, Firefighter Patrick Jones and Captain Ray Figueroa died portion battling a monolithic occurrence astatine the Porterville Library.

The 2 entered the burning gathering to marque definite everyone was retired safely and aft giving a mayday call, they were ne'er heard from again.

This year, the Porterville assemblage members came unneurotic to grant the 2 heroes.

"Gloves for Grief" held an lawsuit past Friday, wherever radical were capable to link done boxing and enactment toward warring done their grief.