Rescue at Hempstead Christmas Day Fire

On Christmas afternoon the Hempstead Fire Department was dispatched to an odorof smoke call on Sealey Avenue in a six-story, non-fireproof, multi-dwelling on Atlantic Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they were met with fire showing from the windows of a second-floorapartment. Aworking fire was transmitted and mutual aid requested. As lines were being put into place, a memberof Hempstead Ladder2 located an unconscious victim on the fire floor. That victim was brought to a window on the numberone side of the building and lowered down to where they were turned overto awaiting EMS and transported in critical condition. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from extending furtherthan what they were met with. The cause of the fire was underinvestigation. All fire department units were underthe command of Hempstead Chief of Department Sandas 80.

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