Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia, 42, died in the line of duty, officials say. The fire chief asks Houstonians to keep Garcia's family and the department in their prayers.

HOUSTON (KTRK) - A Houston firefighter was killed and another injured while fighting a warehouse fire overnight in Texas. The fire broke out at a vacant building just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, but the blaze quickly escalated, and a wall collapsed. Fire crews called for a second alarm and there was a mayday call after the collapsed wall.

Officials identified the firefighter killed as 42-year-old Marcelo Garcia, who had been with HFD for 10 years.