FDNY Investigating Man's Fatal Fall During Sunset Park Fire Rescue

Man dies after FDNY ladder retracts during fire rescue

A man in Brooklyn died after an FDNY ladder retracted during a fire rescue, causing him to plummet to the sidewalk below.

Pakistani immigrant dies after falling from 2nd-floor while fleeing fire in Brooklyn

Ashiq Hussein, a 53-year-old man from Pakistan, died after falling while trying to escape a fire in his Brooklyn apartment. The fire broke out early in the morning, and a rescue ladder reportedly slipped.

Who was Ashiq Hussain? Pakistani Uber driver dies after falling from firefighter's ladder in Brooklyn

Ashiq Hussain, a 53-year-old Uber driver from Pakistan, died in a fall while escaping a fire in his Brooklyn apartment.

FDNY investigating man's fatal fall during Sunset Park fire rescue

The FDNY is investigating a possible ladder failure after a Pakistani immigrant living in Sunset Park, Brooklyn fell during an attempted fire rescue.

Man falls to his death while trying to escape burning building in Brooklyn

A man fell to his death after something went wrong with a rescue ladder as firefighters were trying to pull him out of a burning building in Brooklyn, sparking an investigation. Neighbors said 53-year-old Ashiq Hussain plunged to his death Monday morning while an FDNY firefighter was working to save him from the flames coming from inside the Sunset Park...

FDNY Reveals Ladder Malfunction in Fatal Borough Park Fire That Killed 53-Year

BROOKLYN – The FDNY revealed Thursday that a fire that broke out Monday morning in Borough Park turned fatal when a rescue ladder suddenly malfunctioned — sending a 53-year-old man plunging to his death in a horrifying scene caught on video. Ashiq Hussain, a father of four and longtime Uber driver originally from Pakistan, died […]