The U.S. Fire Administration released a notification on the line-of-duty death of a young firefighter with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).
On Sunday, April 24, 2022, FDNY Firefighter Timothy Klein, 31, responded to a three-alarm fire at 108-26 Avenue N. in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. While fighting the fire, he was critically injured during a collapse inside the structure, according to reports. He was removed from the building and taken to the Brookdale University Hospital Center, where he passed away from his injuries.
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Several other firefighters were also injured in the fire, reports said. Firefighter Klein was a six-year department veteran assigned to Ladder 170, and is the 1,157th member of the FDNY to die in the line of duty.