Firemen Richard Andrews, James Marino, Captain William Russell of Engine 325, Firemen Richard Gifford, George Zahn of Engine 238 and Fireman Francis Egan of Ladder 115, were killed by a falling wall while overhauling at a 2-story brick factory fire.
Queens box 7027 was transmitted at 2133 for a fire at the Sefu Soap and Fat Co., at 44-15 56th Road in Maspeth. 4 alarms were transmitted. The fire was declared under control at 2242. Approximately 20 members were overhauling underneath a loading shed when a wall and ceiling collapsed without warning. The dead and injured firemen were buried in 6 feet of debris.
"The fire broke out from an unknown cause around 9 p.m. in the two-story brick, 73-by-50-foot building housing the Sefu Fat and Soap Co.
The four-alarm fire was brought under control at 10:50 p.m., and shortly thereafter the wall fell. A fifth alarm was sounded to bring emergency equipment to the scene.
Firemen were walking in and out of the first floor of the building from a loading platform outside.
Then a voice cried out: "Look out, there goes ......"
The sentence was never finished.
The wall and ceiling tumbled down, burying the fireman under tons of bricks and other debris.
Charleston Daily Mail West Virginia 1962-10-27
Lest we forget.
Queens box 7027 was transmitted at 2133 for a fire at the Sefu Soap and Fat Co., at 44-15 56th Road in Maspeth. 4 alarms were transmitted. The fire was declared under control at 2242. Approximately 20 members were overhauling underneath a loading shed when a wall and ceiling collapsed without warning. The dead and injured firemen were buried in 6 feet of debris.
"The fire broke out from an unknown cause around 9 p.m. in the two-story brick, 73-by-50-foot building housing the Sefu Fat and Soap Co.
The four-alarm fire was brought under control at 10:50 p.m., and shortly thereafter the wall fell. A fifth alarm was sounded to bring emergency equipment to the scene.
Firemen were walking in and out of the first floor of the building from a loading platform outside.
Then a voice cried out: "Look out, there goes ......"
The sentence was never finished.
The wall and ceiling tumbled down, burying the fireman under tons of bricks and other debris.
Charleston Daily Mail West Virginia 1962-10-27
Lest we forget.
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