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Remembering Fallen Firefighters In Maspeth

The New York Fire Department dedicated a memorial plaque honoring six firefighters on Friday, Oct. 26 at VIP Auto Body, located at 44-07 56th Road in Maspeth, 50 years after a four-alarm fire at the site-once the home of the Sefu Fat and Soap Company factory-claimed their lives. The plaque contains the names of the six firemen: Capt. William Russell and Firefighters Richard Andrews and James Marino of Engine Co. 325; Firefighters Richard Gifford and George Zahn of Engine Co. 238; and Firefighter Francis Egan of Ladder Co. 115.