The deaths of two Manhattan firefighters are being blamed on malfunctioning water pipes at a high rise tower there in late August. Firefighters Goe Graffagnino, 33, and Robert Beddia, 54, died as a result of cardiac arrest caused by lack of oxygen. Radio transmissions received before the men's deaths indicated that standpipes in the Deutsche Bank skyscraper were not functioning. Also, sprinkler systems were not working because the building, heavily damaged in the 9/11 terror attacks, was in the midst of demolition. Standpipes allow firefighters to connect their hoses directly to valves typically located in stairwells, instead of having to lug hoses […]
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