![]() A fourth member then went on rope from Ladder 2 and was lowered to the floor below, at that point the inside team was able to remove the additional victims from inside the apartment. He was then lowered by the team above to the floor below with the victim. A member from Rescue 1 came down with a Halligan and was able to get the window gate freed, this allowed the whole weight of the victim to be on the fire fighter from Ladder 16. That rope system was reset and another fire fighter was lowered to the victim and held onto the victim. We started with a member from Ladder 16 who was lowered down, he realised the victim hanging out the window was caught on the child gate. That is what we saw inside the fire building, outside the fire building with members being lowered. FDNY procedures fundamentally value the team effort, individuals execute that. We train on that we train on all of our procedures often. ![]() In total we put four of our members on a lifesaving rope. This required a herculean team effort from our members. “Our first units were confronted with heavy fire at the front door, blocking the occupants only means of egress. “We train on that we train on all of our procedures often,” said FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb. In total, four fire fighters were put on a life-saving rope to rescue a trapped victim. First, the FDNY said a heavy fire blocked the front door, which was the only way out for folks enduring the horror of the fire that left 38 people injured, two critically, five seriously. As the fire tore through the Manhattan building, FDNY fire fighters made a daring life-saving, last-resort rope rescue. A number of fires have been attributed to the devices. ![]() Authorities believe it was caused by a lithium-ion battery in an electric bike or E-scooter. At least 38 were injured in the fire at the 37-floor apartment on East 52nd Street, Manhattan on Saturday, 5 November 2022.
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