Three FDNY firefighters were critically hurt fighting a fire on Staten Island on Friday.
3 FDNY firefighters were seriously hurt battling a fire on Staten Island on Friday.
Firefighters rescued a lieutenant from the second floor after he transmitted a mayday signal during a search for occupants in one of the homes A nozzle man involved in the rescue was hit in the head by falling plaster, dislodging his mask and forcing him to breathe in heavy smoke, Hodgens said."I cannot emphasize enough that this was a very close call for the FDNY," Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said. "We could have lost three members today."
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