[TheCruxofBag]

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.

Footage 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 man, identified as Uber driver Ashiq H. - a native of Pakistan - was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two other residents were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, whilst a firefighter suffered a leg injury.

Ashiq's cousin told media that he blamed the fire department. "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. No firefighters have been disciplined or taken off duty.

[rhubarb_king]

Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Still... it beats burning to death

[Suicide_Note]

Thank goodness tragedy was averted, and the fireman was okay.

[pokerplay]

maybe he shouldn't have been so fat to begin with. firefighters can't haul pianos out of windows.

[mr_feelgood]

NOOOOOO YAAARRRRRKK

CONCRETE JUNGLE WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE OF

[Martano666]

Of course these 3rd world countries can't do anything right. What else would we expect?

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Better than ashiq to ashes

[docfr8]

Extension ladders and no fire escapes.. That could have been so much worse with additional casualty while rescuing

[Necrotic Bowel]

I smell a lawsuit

[HIGHTECHDUDE]

Those aren't FDNY ladders. FD's typically don't use aluminum ladders for a variety of reasons. Those are flimsy consumer ladders rated for about 250lbs max...