Funeral held for 15-year FDNY veteran who died in a fire on a Manhattan movie set
The 15-year FDNY veteran died in a Manhattan fire last week.
The funeral for a 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department who died while battling a five-alarm fire in Manhattan was held Tuesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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Michael Davidson of Engine Company 69, who lived in the Floral Park neighborhood of Queens, died Friday after suffering critical injuries fighting a basement fire in Harlem Thursday night.
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He was working the nozzle on a hose when he became separated from the rest of his unit.
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Davidson died from smoke inhalation, the New York City Medical Examiner’s office said Monday.
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The building that caught fire was being used as a set for a movie starring Edward Norton and Bruce Willis.On Saturday, city officials announced Davidson had been posthumously promoted to lieutenant. He is survived by his wife and four young children.
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