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Deutsche Bank Fire

Bloomberg News Conference:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Video: Fire
Dept. Ignored Crucial Memo, Report Says

Video: FDNY
Accused Of Putting Firefighters In Danger

Gabe's
View: Grim Questions In Wake Of Deadly Fire

Images:
Flames Rip Through Skyscraper

Story:
Deutsche Bank Building Loomed As Painful 9/11 Reminder

Video:
Bloomberg Announces Deaths Of Firefighters

2 Firefighters Hurt By Falling Equipment

POSTED: 2:07 pm EDT August 23, 2007

UPDATED: 12:12 pm EDT August 24, 2007

NEW YORK --
While the fire department was still mourning two members killed in a
blaze at a condemned ground zero skyscraper, two more firefighters were
hurt by a heavy piece of construction equipment that plummeted off the
same plagued building.

It was the third time in four months that firefighters were injured
in incidents related to the former Deutsche Bank tower. Workers have been
tearing down the building, which was badly damaged and contaminated with
toxic debris in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

All work was stopped after Thursday's accident, said the Lower
Manhattan Development Corp., the state and city-created entity that owns
the tower. Demolition was suspended after Saturday's deadly fire, but work
was continuing to repair scaffolding and remove debris.

State officials warned earlier this week that falling objects, such
as broken glass, were a danger in the immediate area. On Thursday
afternoon,a pallet jack used to carry construction equipment fell off a
hoist elevator outside the building and plunged 23 stories to the ground,
fire and state officials said.

The pallet jack crashed through a shed and hit the two
firefighters, who were keeping the area around the building secure.

Firefighters William Corbetis and Neil Nally were in stable
condition early Friday at St. Vincent's Hospital, hospital spokeswoman
Maura Duffy said.

Corbetis, 50, who had surgery to remove his spleen, has been with
the FDNY for 18 years, and Nally, 35, for five years, the department said.

In the latest accident, a worker for John Galt Corp. -- which had
been given a termination notice on Wednesday -- lost control of the jack,
fire and city officials said.

John Galt representatives did not immediately return a telephone
message left at the company's Bronx office early Friday.

In May, a 15-foot sprinkler pipe fell off the building's 35th floor
and through the roof of the local firehouse, hurting two firefighters
inside.

Last Saturday, firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino
died and more than 40 others were hurt battling a blaze that started on
the building's 17th floor.

Graffagnino's funeral was held Thursday morning at St. Ephrem's
Church in Brooklyn. A service for Beddia was scheduled for Friday morning
at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.

It wasn't clear exactly what kind of pallet jack fell from the
building. Most pallet jacks have two forks, resembling those on forklifts,
and weigh about 300 pounds.

Community leaders expressed concern at a meeting earlier this week
about falling debris near their homes.

"We asked that there be very tight precautions in place to ensure
that no one is injured," said Julie Menin, chairwoman of downtown's
Community Board One. "It's truly shocking that we're seeing yet another
incident."

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