Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202169207 - Three firefighters died of asphyxia while fighting fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202169207 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 12/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306210048	12/21/1998	9224	922160	Nycfd Ladder Co 170

Abstract: On December 18, 1998, three employees from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) died of asphyxia while fighting an interior structural fire in a high rise. (Only one of the employeeswas listed on an injury line on the original form.)

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, ASPHYXIATED, FIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306210048			Fatality	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations

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