A Mount Marion (NY) fire captain killed during a structure fire apparently inhaled superheated gases and suffered respiratory failure, accoridng to a report.
The Daily Freeman reported on the case of Capt. Jack Rose, 19, who died December 19, 2015, after going into distress while helping fight a chimney fire. The fire was ruled accidental.
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According to the Freeman, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said Rose was wearing an air pack when he entered the home and when his body was found and that the firefighter‘s death was the result of “either a mechanical condition or human error.”
According to the U.S. Fire Administration report, Captain Jack Henry Gerard Rose, 19, responded with members of the Mount Marion Fire Department to a mutual aid response call for a reported chimney fire. When firefighters arrived on scene they observed fire coming from the ground floor. An entry team of firefighters from the Mt. Marion Fire Department entered the basement to extinguish the fire.
During interior fire fighting operations, Captain Rose became separated from his team. Rose was quickly located by fellow firefighters and removed from the basement. Once outside, Captain Rose became unresponsive and firefighters initiated lifesaving measures. Captain Rose was treated by paramedics at the scene and transported by ambulance to the hospital where efforts to revive the captain continued.
In spite of all lifesaving measures, Captain Rose eventually succumbed to his injuries. His cause of death was the result of the inhalation of super-heated gases, leading to irreversible respiratory failure, subsequently resulting in cardiac arrest.
The cause of the fire was accidental, a wood burning stove situated too close to a wall.
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