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CHELSEA, Mass. — After years of battling flames, Chelsea firefighter Pete Kannler passed away after his battle with cancer Saturday.
The 37-year-old was a firefighter and instructor at the Massachusetts Fire Academy when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, according to the Boston Herald. It's a form of cancer that is unusual for someone as young as Kannler.
He lived in Townsend, but was born in Wakefield, Mass., according to an obituary posted online.
Kannler leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Local first responders began paying tribute to Kannler online early Sunday morning.
RIP pic.twitter.com/VkThcGiPia
— Westwood Firefighters IAFF Local 1994 (@WFDLocal1994) September 4, 2016
Condolences, thoughts, and prayers to the family of #Chelsea FF Pete Kannler lost too young to occupational cancer. #IAFF #WorcesterFD1009
— Worcester Fire 1009 (@WorcesterFD1009) September 4, 2016
HQ & Islington firehouses draped in black to honor FF Pete Kannler, 37, who passed of occupational cancer. RIP pic.twitter.com/xwNMB3ozVQ
— Westwood Firefighters IAFF Local 1994 (@WFDLocal1994) September 4, 2016
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