A New York City Fire Department investigation is underway after a Sunset Park resident fell from a ladder during an attempted fire rescue, later passing from injuries sustained in the fall.
Ashiq Hussain, a 53-year-old Pakistani immigrant, attempted to flee from his second-floor apartment window after an electrical fire broke out in a 9th Avenue deli below, just after 7 a.m. Monday morning.
As firefighters extended a rescue ladder up to a waiting Hussain, officials say the ladder apparently gave way. Hussain fell onto the pavement below, striking his head…