The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire took place on June 18, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine Charleston firefighters died in a flashover followed by a structural collapse. The death of the firefighters was the highest number of firefighter deaths in a single incident since 9/11. This tragedy has brought on many studies and improvements in firefighter safety. The fire department operations were directed by both the Assistant Chief who was at the store front and the Fire Chief who was on the loading dock. Upon investigation, specific findings proved that the Assistant Chief was involved in leading a fire fighters team around to the rear main show room in order to salvage the employees who were trapped. However, during the same time, the