NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An FDNY firefighter and a civilian were killed, and eight other firefighters were injured, in a three-alarm fire in a Canarsie home on Sunday.
Over 100 firefighters across 33 units responded to the blaze that started around 1:30 p.m. on Avenue N near 108th Street in the peaked roof of a house, officials said.
Timothy Klein, a six-and-a-half-year veteran of the FDNY, was killed when the floor collapse from underneath him and three other firefighters, who were in stable condition.
“It gives us great pain and sorrow to announce that NYC has lost one of its greatest, Timothy Klein,” said Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference. “Six-and-a-half years as a firefighter, 31 years old, coming from a rich tradition of dad and other relatives who are firefighters.”
A missing 21-year-old man was later found dead and “recovered from the remnants of the fire,” the FDNY confirmed, bringing the death toll to two.
Those injured by the fire were taken to nearby hospitals.
The fire was brought under control by at least 5:30 p.m.
Neighbors reported that the closest fire hydrants weren't working, possibly due to construction nearby. Firefighters therefore had to go to the next block to get water.
Adams went to Brookdale Hospital to get briefed on the fire, according to his press secretary Fabien Levy.
"He first visited the scene and had a preliminary briefing on site by FDNY," wrote Levy on Twitter.
Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse, who represents the district the fire took place in, was also present to evaluate the damage.
"On the scene at the large fire in Canarsie. Praying for all the residents and the brave members of the FDNY," she wrote on Twitter. "Please join me in prayer for those who sustained injuries."
This is the second line-of-duty death for the FDNY this year. In February, 33-year-old Jesse Gerhard collapsed at a firehouse and died a day after responding to a fire in Queens.
Klein was a member of Ladder Company 170 and a six-year veteran of the fire department. He followed his father into a life of service with the FDNY.
Just three years ago, Ladder 170 lost firefighter Steven Pollard, who fell from the Belt Parkway while responding to a crash in January 2019. Klein delivered a touching eulogy for Pollard.
“I was with Steve the night he passed,” Klein said. “Steven Pollard died not thinking of himself, but trying to help others. We lost a true hero that night. Stevie, it breaks my heart to know that the days working alongside you are over.”
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