ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After an apartment fire left one dead and several critically injured, Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) is revealing what happened during the rescue. This comes from a podcast series where firefighters reflect on key moments from major fire incidents.
It was a Thursday, April 3, when an apartment in the International District went up in flames. AFR answered the call where three people were trapped in the building. “This is a boarded-up structure, so that presents a whole other unique set of challenges when trying to get people out of a building that’s on fire,” said Lieutenant Jason Fejer, spokesperson for Albuquerque Fire Rescue.
It turns out the apartment was supposed to be vacant, but people were living there were getting in and out of the place through a broken window. AFR got everyone outside, but one of them died from the flames, and the others were critically injured. The fire had firefighters talking about it for months. AFR podcast “Tailboards” recently posted a video recapping the event…