<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=22G2he_0qzHPhrb00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=22G2he_0qzHPhrb00" width="853" height="480" ></p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><video allowfullscreen="true" controls="true" frameborder="0" poster="https://images-cf.news12static.com/3kqcuzntcg31/1o13fCgQZwB8N3hECCcA09/b2ecb4d019ad5a972e12d14fb6fb5aca/29a7453a-ca6b-493b-9ae5-570b72c3fc0a.jpg?w=854&amp;h=480&amp;q=85" scrolling="no" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"><source src="https://vod.chdrstatic.com/transcode/ffa02789-febf-482b-8e21-2ba76412d126/ffa02789-febf-482b-8e21-2ba76412d126.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video></div><p class="block"> Officials in Plainfield have identified the firefighter who died after battling a house fire Friday morning. </p><p class="block"> Marques Hudson, 32, was pronounced dead at the hospital after fighting a fire inside a home on Emerson Avenue. Officials say that he fell either through the floor or down a flight of stairs and was injured. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/CityofPlainfld/status/1750964358786744590" rel="nofollow"></a></blockquote><p class="block"> The fire was reported around 8:45 a.m. The front of the house seems to be fully intact. However, the rear of the structure suffered major damage from fire. It appears a third-floor bedroom in the back of the house suffered the most damage from the flames. </p><p class="block"> Officials say that Hudson joined the Plainfield Fire Department in December 2021. He was a father of three children. </p><p class="block"> “His valor and selflessness were the hallmarks of his character, epitomized in his final act of bravery,” officials wrote in a statement. “He was not merely a firefighter – he embodied the very essence of heroism.” </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href></a></blockquote><p class="block"> Three other firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze but were expected to be OK. </p><p class="block"> The cause of the fire is under investigation. Neighbors tell News 12 that it may have started with a space heater. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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Marques Hudson was pronounced dead at the hospital after fighting a fire inside a home on Emerson Avenue in Plainfield.