Two More Heros Downed

Two firefighters in New York lost their lives this evening.

Pray for them.

Pay homage to their sacrifices and pray for the living, as well.

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two firefighters were killed Saturday while battling a blaze at a building just south of New York's ground zero, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, calling it "another cruel blow" to the city.

The firefighters became trapped, Bloomberg told reporters. Both were taken to Beekman Hospital in cardiac arrest and later were pronounced dead, he said.
Doctors said the amount of carbon monoxide in their lungs was enough to cause cardiac arrest, Bloomberg said.
Both firefighters were in FDNY Ladder Company 5, which also lost firefighters in the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center.
Bloomberg identified one of the victims as Joseph Graffagnino, 34, an eight-year veteran with FDNY.
The second firefighter's name was not released because relatives had not been notified, the mayor said.

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