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News.com.au
23-05-2025
- News.com.au
Man falls to his death after fire department's ladder breaks while fleeing blaze
WARNING: Distressing footage A US man plunged to his death when a fire department's ladder suddenly gave way as he evacuated a blaze at a New York apartment building, shocking video shows. Footage taken by a bystander of the fire at 3902 Ninth Ave shortly after 7am on Monday (US time) shows the man climbing out of a third-story window as smoke billowed out behind him – while a firefighter waited at the top of a retractable ladder to help him escape the flames, the New York Post reports. As the man stepped onto the first rung, the top section of the ladder suddenly retracted, and the man went into a spinning free fall onto the awning of a deli below before hitting the sidewalk, the video shows. The man, identified by the Daily News as Uber driver Ashiq Hussain, a native of Pakistan, was rushed to Maimonides Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, a NYPD spokesperson said. The firefighter who was atop the ladder was able to maintain his grip and stay on it while it retracted into itself, the video shows. Police said two other residents were treated for smoke inhalation and a firefighter was taken to the hospital for a leg injury suffered while battling the blaze. FDNY officials are investigating the cause of the fire, cops said. Hussain's family, meanwhile, is demanding answers to how the ladder could have shot back so quickly and questioned if it was properly locked. 'I blame the Fire Department in this,' Hussain's cousin Mazhar Iqbal, 52, told the Daily News. 'They did really wrong. They took the head of the family. They ruined the family's life.' The FDNY is investigating the incident and the ladder used in the rescue has since been taken out of service. 'We are aware of an incident that took place at an all-hands fire in Brooklyn earlier this week,' a spokesperson for the department said. 'As is standard practice, we began a proactive investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a civilian immediately, inclusive of our Fire Marshals, Fire Operations, and our Division of Safety.' No firefighters have been disciplined or taken off duty.
Hindustan Times
22-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Who was Ashiq Hussain? Pakistani Uber driver dies after falling from firefighter's ladder in Brooklyn
Ashiq Hussain, a 53-year-old Pakistani Uber driver and father of four, died in a fall while trying to escape a fire in his Brooklyn apartment on Monday. The early morning fire broke out in the building housing Hussain's apartment, located above the M9 Deli and Grill in Brooklyn. Hussain had just returned home from a night shift when he noticed the fire and alerted his two roommates, who were able to get out safely. Seeing thick smoke filled his top-floor unit, Hussain and another person attempted to climb down a ladder deployed by the FDNY. But, the ladder's upper section buckled and Hussain fell from the top of the ladder to the sidewalk below. ALSO READ| Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the 1st time despite government objections 'He was trying to breathe from the outside because inside there was a lot of smoke,' his cousin, Mazhar Iqbal, told the Daily News, who had spoken with Hussain moments before the fall. 'I told him: 'Be careful, soon the firemen are going to come and you can hang up the phone.' I told him: 'Be careful when you're going out to the ladder,' because he is older and he was overweight.' Emergency crews quickly rushed to his side, but Hussain succumbed to his injuries. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death as blunt-force trauma. The FDNY has launched an internal investigation and removed the ladder from service. 'They did really wrong. They took the head of the family,' Iqbal told the New York Daily News. 'They ruined the family's life.' Sadly, after years of hard work, Hussain had finally saved enough to bring his wife and children to the U.S. 'He actually came in recently and told us he was so happy his family was finally coming,' said the owner of M9 Deli, who knew him well. 'He was a very nice, respectful person… It's tragic. Tragic.' ALSO READ| Who was Dave Shapiro? Sound Talent Group founder dead in San Diego Cessna 550 plane crash Hussain had started looking for an apartment that could fit his family when they arrived. Now his family is working to get his body to Pakistan so he can be put to rest there.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Time of India
Pakistani immigrant dies after rescue ladder fails during escape from Brooklyn fire
A devastating fire in Brooklyn took the life of 53-year-old Pakistani immigrant Ashiq Hussain, who plunged to his death when a rescue ladder abruptly retracted as he attempted to escape. The tragic incident was caught on video, showing the moment the ladder gave way while a firefighter stood at its top. Ashiq Hussain was an Uber driver living in Sunset Park. He was seen in shocking bystander footage attempting to climb out of a third-storey window at 3902 Ninth Avenue just after 7 am on Monday. As smoke poured from the window behind him, a firefighter waited at the top of a retractable ladder to help him escape. — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) But just as Hussain stepped onto the first rung, the top portion of the ladder unexpectedly slid back into itself. The video shows Hussain spinning in the air before landing on a deli awning and then falling to the ground. He was rushed to Maimonides Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police confirmed, according to the New York Post. 'The ladder just retracted as soon as he put his foot on it,' said a witness who shared the video with local media. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Viral Video: मृत्यू कसाही येऊ शकतो! सीसीटीव्हीत कैद झाली काळीज पिळवटणारी घटना Latest News Read More Undo 'It was horrifying.' The firefighter positioned at the top of the ladder managed to hold on and was not thrown off. Two other residents suffered from smoke inhalation, and a firefighter was hospitalised with a leg injury sustained while battling the flames, police sources were quoted as saying to the Post. FDNY officials have launched a full investigation into the ladder malfunction and the cause of the fire. The ladder involved has been taken out of service. 'We are aware of an incident that took place at an all-hands fire in Brooklyn earlier this week,' an FDNY spokesperson said. 'As is standard practice, we began a proactive investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a civilian immediately, inclusive of our Fire Marshals, Fire Operations, and our Division of Safety.' Hussain's grieving family is demanding answers, saying his death could have been prevented if the ladder had functioned properly. 'I blame the Fire Department in this,' said his cousin, 52-year-old Mazhar Iqbal, speaking to the Daily News. 'They did really wrong. They took the head of the family. They ruined the family's life.' Hussain was originally from Pakistan and had been living and working in New York as a driver to support his family. No firefighters were suspended or disciplined. The FDNY investigation remains ongoing.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Uber driver thought he was safe when he escaped burning building on firefighter's ladder...then the unthinkable happened
An Uber driver trying to escape a burning New York City building on a fireman's ladder fell to his death after it buckled underneath him. Ashiq Hussain, 53, and another person were seen on bystander video climbing down an FDNY ladder from the top floor of a Brooklyn apartment on Monday when the ladder's upper portion gave way and sent Hussain plummeting to the ground. Firefighters were shown quickly gathering around him as the father-of-four lied limp on the sidewalk. Emergency crews immediately put Hussain on a stretcher and brought in a second ladder. A medical examiner determined Hussain died from blunt-force trauma, the New York Daily News reported. Relatives of Hussain, an Uber driver who is originally from Pakistan, blamed the fire department for his tragic death. 'They did really wrong. They took the head of the family,' Hussain's cousin, Mazhar Iqbal, told the Daily News. 'They ruined the family's life.' Hussain and his roommate were seen climbing down an FDNY ladder from the upper floor of a Brooklyn apartment when the top portion gave out and sent Hussain plummeting to the ground Hussain's wife and four children were set to move to the US to finally be with the 53-year-old, who had moved to the country three decades prior, the Daily News reported. 'He's worked hard for his family,' the owner of M9 Deli and Grill, located below Hussain's apartment, told the outlet. 'He actually came in recently and told us he was so happy his family was finally coming. 'He was a very nice, respectful person. He comes in here, he checks on us, [saying] "Hi, how are you guys?" He knows my father. We're basically family. It's tragic. Tragic.' The FDNY said it was aware of the incident and was investigating the 'facts and circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a civilian immediately,' the Daily News reported. The ladder is no longer being used as the fire department investigates. Hussain lived in the apartment with two roommates. The other two made it out safely, and one called Hussain's family to let them know that the father was being rushed to the hospital. The rideshare driver had called Iqbal only moments before to tell him: 'I'm standing by the window' as the fire caused smoke to fill the unit. 'He was trying to breathe from the outside because inside there was a lot of smoke,' his cousin told the Daily News. 'I told him: "Be careful, soon the firemen are going to come and you can hang up the phone." I told him: "Be careful when you're going out to the ladder," because he is older and he was overweight.' Hussain had been the one to alert his roommates to the fire. He worked overnight shifts and had just returned home when the blaze erupted started around 7am Monday, the outlet reported. 'This is a guy who literally saved two lives just minutes before he lost his own,' an unidentified family friend told the Daily News. 'A true hero.' His family and friends remembered him as kind and hardworking person. 'I don't think you'd find a single person who had anything bad to say about him. He was always up there, right up at the front of the line to help people,' another friend told the outlet. Hussain worked hard to fund his four children's education, and was even looking for a new place to live that would fit his entire family once they arrived in New York. The family is now working to get his body back to Pakistan to be buried, the outlet reported.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
NYC man falls to his death when FDNY ladder gives way as he tries to escape Brooklyn blaze
A 53-year-old Brooklyn man plunged to his death when an FDNY ladder suddenly gave way as he evacuated a Monday morning blaze at a Sunset Park apartment building, shocking video reviewed by The Post shows. Footage taken by a bystander of the fire at 3902 Ninth Ave. shortly after 7 a.m. shows the man climbing out of a third-story window as smoke billowed out behind him — while a firefighter waited at the top of a retractable ladder to help him escape the flames. As the man stepped onto the first rung, the top section of the ladder suddenly retracted, and the man went into a spinning free fall onto the awning of a deli below before hitting the sidewalk, the video shows. The man, identified by the Daily News as Uber driver Ashiq Hussain, a native of Pakistan, was rushed to Maimonides Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, an NYPD spokesperson said. The firefighter who was atop the ladder was able to maintain his grip and stay on it while it retracted into itself, the video shows. Police said two other residents were treated for smoke inhalation and a firefighter was taken to the hospital for a leg injury suffered while battling the blaze. FDNY officials are investigating the cause of the fire, cops said. Hussain's family, meanwhile, is demanding answers to how the ladder could have shot back so quickly and questioned if it was properly locked. 'I blame the Fire Department in this,' Hussain's cousin Mazhar Iqbal, 52, told the Daily News. 'They did really wrong. They took the head of the family. They ruined the family's life.' The FDNY is investigating the incident and the ladder used in the rescue has since been taken out of service. 'We are aware of an incident that took place at an all-hands fire in Brooklyn earlier this week,' a spokesperson for the department said. 'As is standard practice, we began a proactive investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a civilian immediately, inclusive of our Fire Marshals, Fire Operations, and our Division of Safety.' No firefighters have been disciplined or taken off duty.
