A tragic fire in Brooklyn claimed the life of Ashiq Hussain, a Pakistani immigrant, when a rescue ladder malfunctioned as he attempted to escape. Video footage captured the horrifying moment the ...

Decked out in full firefighting gear, Elielson Silva stands 150 feet above the ground atop a retractable ladder poking up from a red fire truck.His lofty perch is about as high as Rio de Janeiro's ...