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Accident: 992156 - Fire Fighter Burns To Death
Accident: 992156 -- Report ID: 0253610 -- Event Date: 08/27/1994 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 115823072 | 08/29/1994 | 9224 | Hudson Falls Vol. Fire Dept. | ||||
| Fire fighters arrived on the scene at 7:58 p.m. Employee #1 and a coworker proceeded to the second floor of a three-story welfare hotel to ensure that no residents were present. On the way up, the smoke turned from white (as in a kitchen fire when toast is burning) to black, and a fire was burning on the ceiling. The coworker tried to lead Employee #1 toward the exit stairwell but a flash over caused him to fall to the floor and lose his grip on Employee #1. The two fire fighters yelled back and forth to each other. The coworker was at the stairwell and could hear Employee #1, who he believes was becoming panicky and disoriented, going in the opposite direction. The coworker exited the building to seek help. The conditions were deteriorating rapidly. Another fire fighter climbed a ladder to the second story and entered a setting room. While he was inside approximately 10 feet, a second flash over occurred, scorching the top of the ladder and forcing the fire fighter to exit. The building was engulfed with flames and collapsed. Employee #1's body was recovered the following night at 8:00 p.m. He had burned to death. The fire was alleged to be arson. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, firefighter, building collapse, fire, smoke
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 115823072 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||