Chronicling changes since the deadly sofa store fire

Nine Charleston firefighters died one year ago this Wednesday, battling a trash fire that raced inside the Sofa Super Store and exploded into a rolling inferno. The air turned black, the roof collapsed, and nine men became indelible figures in Charleston's storied history.

The deadly fire left a city shaken to its core, reeling from a loss that came out of nowhere on a lazy Lowcountry night. The blaze is the nation's deadliest firefighting tragedy since Sept. 11, 2001.

But in some ways, the fire marked the beginning of the story.

Read Sunday's Post and Courier to see how one day in June changed Charleston and the tradition-bound ways of its proud Fire Department.