Dec 30, 2008 7:46 pm US/Eastern
Firefighter Falls 3 Stories After Wall Collapses
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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A firefighter was seriously injured after falling three stories when a wall collapsed inside this Brooklyn building that was on fire.
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A New York City firefighter was seriously injured after a wall collapsed on him as he battled a blaze in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Seven civilians and three other firefighters were also injured in the fire.
The fire gutted a store in the Gravesend section of the borough and a portion of apartments above after it broke out around 11 a.m. at 222 Kings Highway. The blaze was just about out and firefighters were almost finished mopping up when one of them was seriously injured.
((Sot 1)) clip 12,joseph giancola, witness 58:24"All of a sudden I hear a guy yell out, 'Fireman down, fireman down,'" said Joseph Giancola, a witness.
The firefighter was on the third floor in the back of the building, when the back wall suddenly collapsed causing the firefighter to fall three stories.
"We had a firefighter who actually went out a third floor window and rode the collapse down to the basement level," said FDNY Chief James Leonard.
"The stuff did land on him. The bricks and the mortar landed all on him," said Giancola.
After other firefighters rushed to help him, the firefighter was taken to taken to Kings County Hospital where he remains in stable condition.
"He's being examined. He's conscience right now talking to everybody," said Asst. Chief Edward Kilduff.
Seven civilians and three other firefighters suffered minor injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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