More than 200 firefighters responded within minutes to the six-alarm fire that overtook the five-story building where Duffy lived. So the firefighters relied on what they called "a last ditch effort" -- a rope rescue. The last time the FDNY relied on a rope rescue was in 2011. Video credit Pete Billis pic.twitter.com/kqUaqrpDQ2 — FDNY (@FDNY) October 27, 2016Eventually Lee reached Duffy. That feeling set in again weeks later, when five of the eight firefighters reunited with Duffy at a rehabilitation center.

Source: CNN November 25, 2016 13:47 UTC