MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND FIRE COMMISSIONER NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL C. REILLY

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta announced the death of Firefighter Michael C. Reilly of Engine Company 75 in the Bronx.
 
Firefighter Reilly, 25, a probationary firefighter who graduated from the Fire Academy on July 6, 2006, was injured while battling a third-alarm fire in the South Bronx on August 27.

He was pronounced dead a short time later at Bronx Lebanon Hospital.

Firefighter Reilly was appointed to the FDNY on April 11, 2006, and spent 13 weeks in the Fire Academy before being assigned to Engine Company 75.
 
He joined the United States Marine Corps in 2000 and was a Sergeant in the Marine Reserves.
 
A resident of Sleepy Hollow, Firefighter Reilly is survived by his mother Monica, father Michael, brother Kevin and sister Erin.

Firefighter Reilly is the 1,133rd member of the New York City Fire Department to make the Supreme Sacrifice in the Department's 141-year history.
 
Lieutenant Carpluk Killed and Three Other Firefighters Seriously Injured

Lt. Howard J. Carpluk Jr., 43, of Engine Company 42, died on August 28 from injures he sustained during the same fire.

Three other FDNY members were seriously injured in the fire. Battalion Chief Thomas W. Auer, 47, of Battalion 17 and Lt. John P. Grasso, 45, of Engine 92 were treated and released from New York Presbyterian Hospital; and Firefighter Wayne J. Wallters, 30, of Engine 75, was treated and released from Jacobi Medical Center.

A total of 23 firefighters were injured in the fire.
 
Fire at 1575 Walton Avenue, South Bronx

Firefighters responded to a call for a fire at 12:29 p.m. at 1575 Walton Ave., a one-story 99-cent store near the Grand Concourse. 

The blaze quickly went to a second alarm at 12:38 p.m. and then a third alarm at 1:07 p.m. FDNY units entered the building in a search for fire and victims when a collapse occurred.

Maydays were transmitted and firefighters rescued five trapped members.

The blaze was brought under control at 4:43 p.m. Approximately 33 units and 138 firefighters participated in extinguishing the fire and the rescue effort.

Fire marshals, the FDNY Safety Command and Department of Buildings continue to investigate the cause of the fire.

Updated on August 31 at 11:00 a.m.