Plumes of smoke still rose Tuesday afternoon from the blackened ruins. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those lost and injured,” Fire Chief Paul Berardi said at a news conference with Mayor Sly James standing at his side. Mesh, 39, left behind a wife and four school-aged daughters. His brother, Mark Mesh, is a Kansas City firefighter. Leggio was 43 old. He loved his son and his motorcycle. They both were respected people in the community. People ranged in age from a 6-month-old to people in their 70s were saved from the building.
