What began with a child accidentally igniting towels near a stove became an unimaginable tragedy.
In Episode 446 — Volume 94 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite, FDNY Lieutenant David Beatty recalls responding to a devastating apartment building fire where flames and smoke spread into the stairwell, trapping residents attempting to escape.
Firefighters encountered victims throughout the building, carried people to safety, and desperately worked to resuscitate those overcome by smoke and fire.
Thirteen people lost their lives.
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