NYC Firefighter, Civilian Killed After Ceiling Partially Collapses in House Fire

FDNY member Timothy Klein, 31, in his official department photo. Courtesy of New York City Fire Department

A 6-year veteran firefighter in New York and a civilian died on April 24 in a Brooklyn house fire that trapped several members of the fire department after the building’s ceiling partially collapsed, authorities said.

Timothy Klein, 31, responded within minutes to smoke reports at 108-26 Avenue N in Canarsie that quickly escalated to a three-alarm fire, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said in a statement.