Saturday, June 5, 2010

Fitchburg Firefighter Recovering After Fall Through A Ceiling

Fitchburg fire Lt. Philip Jordan Jr. was released from UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester Saturday night

The Sentinel & Enterprise
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FITCHBURG, Mass. — A Fitchburg firefighter who fell through the ceiling of a nightclub while battling a one-alarm fire Saturday has been released from the hospital after being treated for his injuries.

Fitchburg fire Lt. Philip Jordan Jr. was released from UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester Saturday night after falling 15 to 20 feet while battling a fire at Swagger nightclub earlier in the afternoon, Fitchburg fire Capt. Gregg Normandin said Sunday.

A 20-year veteran of the Fire Department, Jordan fell through a suspended ceiling at the Fitchburg club, crashing to the concrete floor while trying to contain a fire that appeared to have started by a ventilation fan, fire officials said Saturday.

Jordan was taken to Worcester by ambulance, where he was treated for chest and stomach pain and released, according to Normandin.

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