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    1. Safety & Health

    N.Y. Firefighter Suffers Heart Attack at Scene, Revived

    Nov. 5, 2014
    The 50-year-old collapsed at an apartment fire.

    Source Firehouse.com News

    A New York firefighter was revived at an apartment fire in White Plains on Monday morning.

    The 50-year-old Weschester firefighter has been on the job for 12 years, News 12 reported.

    The firefighter was transported to White Plains Hospital where he is expected to recover, a fire official told reporters.

    He was one of more than a dozen firefighters battling an apartment fire on the sixth floor.

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