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Injury Project Investigation Report  FIP Investigation #5  Three
Firefighters Injured In A Multi-Residential House Fire  Division
of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health  Firefighter Injury Project (FIP), New Jersey
Department of Health (NJDOH)  Three Firefighters Injured In A
Multi-Residential House Fire, Firefighter Injury Investigation
#5   On On March 25, 1997, a municipal fire department responded
to a general alarm for a fire at a three story house where
approximately 20 people resided in nine or ten illegally
subdivided apartments. Upon arrival, fire was observed coming
out of the second floor rear windows. Occupants reported that
there may have been several people trapped in the building,
including a mother and child. Firefighters worked aggressively,
each using at least two self contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA) air tanks for more than 30 minutes. Two firefighters
became trapped by the fire; one was