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ARSON KILLS

. . . Luke and Jimbo, dragging their lengths of hose, were on their way to the building when they were joined by Mulligan, Juan, Lt. Bannon, Copper, and Bull.

A hostile voice from a nearby group of young militant types shouted at them, "Kiss my black ass, you white asses."

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Room Flashes Over E-mail

Monday, April 16, 1972, 1:01 AM

Knowing he had but a few moments to make his search for trapped victims, Jackie Mulligan plunged into the burning apartment through the fire escape window. Crawling on all fours, he began feeling for victims.  Mulligan hurried into the apartment's long hallway, engulfed in thick, hot smoke that wanted to snuff out his life. Just then the ceiling above him exploded with fire.

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Reader Quotes

“Finucane’s novel is a true-to-life depiction of what it was like during the ‘War Days’ in the South Bronx . . . brings back the memories of what it was like battling those tough all-hands fires on Charlotte Street. Bravo, John Finucane, for a job well done.”

 

Bob Farrell,
C.E.O., Fire Hooks Unlimited, Inc.
Former Lieutenant and Captain of Ladder 31 (1965-1980)