Over 20 firefighters were injured after the fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. Friday at the home on Shotwell Avenue in Arden Heights.
Morgan Norwood has the latest on a house fire on Staten Island that left 22 firefighters injured, including three who suffered serious injuries.Hazmat crews were called to recover a lithium-ion battery from the scene of a fire on Staten Island.fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. Friday at the home on Shotwell Avenue in Arden HeightsFirefighters say the battery is not the cause of the fire and investigators are still working to see what happened.
The wind also played a factor -- blowing the fire intensely into the building right at the firefighters. Two became trapped. One jumped from the second-floor balcony. The other, a lieutenant, had to be rescued. FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said the third was possibly hit in the head by falling plaster, which knocked off his face mask causing the firefighter to take in a good amount of smoke.
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