FDNY Fire Fighter Robert Wiedmann, Critically Injured in December Blaze, Walks Out of HospitalNew York Daily News (03/23/12) Schapiro, Rich
New York City fire fighter Robert Wiedmann walked out of the hospital March 23, three months after he was critically injured in a raging house fire. The 14-year fire fighting veteran was injured Dec. 19 while fighting a blaze on the top floor of a three-story home in Prospect Place in Brooklyn. To escape flames that were engulfing him, Wiedmann leaped headfirst out of a window onto a ladder that was extended just below him, where fellow fire fighters beat his body to smother the flames. Wiedmann's doctor said he suffered burns on more than half of his body and underwent more than 10 surgeries. "He couldn't be here today without the fortitude he's had to get him through this," said Dr. Roger Yurt, the director of the Hearst Burn Center, where Wiedmann was admitted and treated.
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