A New York City firefighter died and two others were seriously hurt in a five-alarm fire late Thursday in a Harlem building where the Edward Norton-directed film “Motherless Brooklyn” was being shot, according to media reports. Michael R. Davidson, 37, a father of four with 15 years of service in the New York Fire Department, was found unconscious after descending a stairway with other firefighters and becoming separated, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro told reporters. Rescuers “were unable to revive him,” Nigro added. Davidson was transported to Harlem Hospital, “where he succumbed to his injuries,” the fire department said on Facebook. “Our city lost a hero tonight,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote on Twitter.

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2018 11:48 UTC