Bronx 22-2537; January 13, 2001 Galleries

Bronx 22-2537 (January 13, 2001) : On this very cold night of January 13, 2001, WABC Channel 7 news aired a special on the importance of smoke detectors. Two weeks earlier there was a fatal fire in Manhattan that killed two children a few short days before Christmas. As the show finished, Bronx box 2537 was transmitted for a fire at 320 East 166 Street off of Findlay Avenue with reports of people trapped. Two 10-45 Code 1s (DOA) were located in the fire apartment. At the conclusion of this job, while units were taking up, Firefighter Donald Franklin of Ladder Co. 44 suffered a fatal heart attack.

Bronx 22-2537 (January 13, 2001)

On this very cold night of January 13, 2001, WABC Channel 7 news aired a special on the importance of smoke detectors. Two weeks earlier there was a fatal fire in Manhattan that killed two children a few short days before Christmas. As the show finished, Bronx box 2537 was transmitted for a fire at 320 East 166 Street off of Findlay Ave ...

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