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Last Updated: Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Tarrytown Firefighter Killed While Initiating Confined Space Rescue

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A Tarrytown Firefighter was killed Monday evening while trying to rescue a worker who had collapsed while investigating a sewage backup.

At approximately 6:30 p.m., Firefighter John Kelly, 51, descended into a 15' manhole located behind the Consolidated Engine Company in Tarrytown, New York, to perform a confined space rescue after Tarrytown Department of Public Works employee Anthony Ruggiero was overcome by fumes underground.

Neither man was wearing an oxygen mask, and Firefighter Kelly was also overcome by the fumes. Despite an immediate rescue attempt by Tarrytown Fire Department Second Assistant Chief Gene Gasparre and Felix Sartario, both men perished.

Ruggiero was also a volunteer firefighter with the Hope Hose Company Engine 79.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing, however, there are reports that a responding hazmat team measured the oxygen level to be at 14 percent at the time of the accident.

For further details on the incident watch this FOX New York video report.

Author:Karen Batista - Fire Department Network News

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