Firefighter hurt battling vacant Sunset Park building blaze
One firefighter was hurt while battling a fire in a vacant Sunset Park apartment building this morning. More than 50 firefighters responded to the blaze at around 5:30 a.m. at 46th Street and 8th Avenue.
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May 2, 2012, 12:31 PM
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Updated 4,515 days ago
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One firefighter was hurt while battling a fire in a vacant Sunset Park apartment building this morning.
More than 50 firefighters responded to the blaze at around 5:30 a.m. at 46th Street and 8th Avenue. Officials say the building owners were conducting an excavation and that the injured first responder fell through a 3-foot hole on the first floor.
The firefighter is being treated for minor injuries at Lutheran Hospital and is expected to be OK.
The NYPD and fire marshals are investigating.
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