LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Marcos Espiritu was working an overnight shift at Station 96 when he heard dozens of recruits jog past just before sunrise.
They were a familiar sight to Espiritu, who has worked at the station on Mills Avenue in South Whittier for around 10 years.
After they passed, Espiritu heard a terrible crash. Then, screaming. As he moved to see what had happened, a deputy recruit suddenly banged on the station door.
