A 21-year-old female firefighter fell four stories to her death at a party celebrating her academy graduation. According to a statement from DC Fire and EMS, probationary firefighter Sadia D. Williams passed away on Sunday, August 24.

Young Female Firefighter Dies From 4-Story Fall While Celebrating Graduation

“It is with deep sorrow that the DC Fire and EMS Department announces the tragic and unexpected loss of Probationary Firefighter Sadia D. Williams,” it said. Williams was a “proud graduate” of Cadet Class 27 who fell from a Northeast D.C. building on the 700 block of 16th Street, per News4.

On Friday, August 22, Williams graduated, the same day she fell. Emergency services transported her to a local hospital, where they pronounced her dead two days later.

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