FDNY FF CARL H. BISCHOFF L8 LODD 7/5/1941

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FDNY Line of Duty Death​

July 5, 1941 - LODD
Fireman Carl H. Bischoff
Ladder 8
FDNY. Tribeca - Manhattan, New York



Fireman Bischoff died from injuries he sustained when he fell through a hole from the 4th floor at a 4 alarm blaze at the Hegemann Building which housed Modell's Sporting Goods store, after an explosion. 35 other firemen were injured, some with severe burns.


RIP. Never forget.

 

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From the Sullivan County Democrat DOWN THE DECADES in an issue printed Tuesday July 12 2011 page 12A:

"1941 Carol H Bischoff of Hook and Ladder 8 in New York, who lost his life Saturday when he was trapped in a fire at 200 Broadway which injured 31 others and is said to have caused one other fatality, was a native of Cochecton Center. Mr Bischoff was killed when a floor gave way. He was buried in Brooklyn with a deputy chief's rites."

 

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