NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (WABC) -- The funeral for fallen Connecticut firefighter, Matthias Wirtz was held on Tuesday.
Thousands gathered to pay their final respects to Wirtz at St. Barnabas Church.
His funeral comes more than a week after a fire ripped through a home in North Haven.
It happened the day after Christmas.
The medical examiner's confirmed the 46-year-old died of cardiovascular disease after he collapsed at the scene.
Wirtz was a member of the fire department for 22 years.
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