Firefighter Timothy Klein died in the line of duty Sunday when the second floor ceiling of a Brooklyn house collapsed. He’s the second FDNY member from Ladder Company 170 killed in the line of duty in just over three years.
Klein, 31, served the department for over six years, following alongside his father and several other family members working for the department, Acting FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, hundreds of FDNY personnel gathered outside of Brookdale Hospital late Sunday for a brief procession as Klein’s body was removed from the medical center.
“I cannot describe the heartbreak of the FDNY today, to
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