‘One errant spark, and that’s all she wrote’

October 17, 2019 Local 2507 Local 2507 in the News, Member Update Comments Off on ‘One errant spark, and that’s all she wrote’

FDNY finds 4,000 tanks of flammable gas stored at welding business near Citi Field

By MOLLY CRANE-NEWMAN, THOMAS TRACY and LARRY MCSHANE
Daily News | October 15, 2019

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-flammable-gas-tanks-citi-field-20191016-omxfsaihurd37hlmpoxn2smzae-story.html

Firefighters emptied a huge cache of oxygen tanks Tuesday from behind a Queens welding company that sits just a two-minute walk from Citi Field. (Obtained by The Daily News)

Great job by our fire prevention inspectors. They discovered and secured a site that could have been disastrous to so many people in the community and other first responders. Thank you for a job well done.

Oren Barzilay
President
FDNY EMS Local 2507