Thursday, May 26, 2011

FDNY Firefighters From Soon-to-be-Closed Station Rescue Man

From the Daily News:
Firefighters from a Brooklyn ladder company slated to close due to budget cuts rescued a man from his burning home Wednesday, officials said.

The 23-year-old man was trapped in a back room of the Bayview Ave. building in Coney Island when firefighters from Ladder 161 arrived about 6:30 a.m., officials said.

Lt. Edward Gonzalez and Firefighter Sean Connolly crawled through the flames to get to the 6-foot-2, 260-pound man.

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