Fireman Joseph P. Ahern of Engine 48 was overcome by smoke while operating at a fire at 2180 Bolton Street. The two-alarm fire was on the top floor of this six-story apartment building destroying three apartments. It was brought under control in a half-hour at which time Fireman Ahern collapsed. He was carried outside and placed on one of the trucks. Dr. Rosencranz, Fire Department Surgeon, tried to revive him. He went into a coma and died a short time later. Fireman Ahern lived at 538 West 136th Street and had been a member of the Fire Department since March of 1909. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn, 2007)
Fireman Joseph P. Ahern of Engine 48 was overcome by smoke while operating at a fire at 2180 Bolton Street. The two-alarm fire was on the top floor of this six-story apartment building destroying three apartments. It was brought under control in a half-hour at which time Fireman Ahern collapsed. He was carried outside and placed on one of the trucks. Dr. Rosencranz, Fire Department Surgeon, tried to revive him. He went into a coma and died a short time later. Fireman Ahern lived at 538 West 136th Street and had been a member of the Fire Department since March of 1909. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn, 2007)
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