text: It is with deep regret that FDNY announces the death of Firefighter Michael R. Davidson. Firefighter Davidson, 37, was assigned to Engine Company 69 and bravely served the Department for 15 years. He was cited for bravery on four separate occasions. Firefighter Davidson was critically injured while fighting a 5-alarm fire in Manhattan. He was transported to Harlem Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. 
   
   Firefighter Davidson is survived by his wife, Eileen, and four children. He is the 1,150th member to make the Supreme Sacrifice while serving our city. ||||| New York is a city in mourning after FDNY firefighter Michael Davidson was killed in a movie set blaze in Harlem. Marc Santia and Erica Byfield report. 
   
   What to Know A 15-year veteran of the FDNY died from his injuries he suffered while battling a massive fire at a movie set for an Ed Norton film 
   
   Michael Davidson leaves behind his wife and four young children after he died in the blaze on St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, the FDNY says 
   
   Two other firefighters suffered serious burns and are being treated at an area hospital, according to Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro 
   
   A decorated FDNY firefighter and father of four young children died when a fire erupted in a Harlem apartment building where a star-studded movie directed by Edward Norton had a shoot overnight, officials say. 
   
   Michael R. Davidson, a 37-year-old Floral Park resident who has been with the FDNY for 15 years, died from his injuries while battling the fire at a five-story building on St. Nicholas Avenue and 149th Street, the FDNY said early Friday. 
   
   The blaze broke out on the set of "Motherless Brooklyn," which, according to IMDB, is being directed by Norton and stars Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Leslie Mann. 
   
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   An NBC 4 New York photographer spoke to one of the actors, who said they had just finished filming for the day when they smelled smoke while they were breaking down. They called the fire department around 11 p.m. Thursday. 
   
   Davidson was the nozzleman, meaning his job was to run the hoseline of Engine 69, which was the first to arrive at the five-alarm scene. The crew rushed to the basement, but the FDNY said once they got down there, the fire got worse, forcing the firefighters to retreat from the building. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Davidson somehow got separated from his group "inside the rapidly deteriorating fire conditions." 
   
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   They turned back to search for him. When firefighters found him, he was unconscious. He later died of critical injuries sustained while battling the blaze. 
   
   Officials said two other firefighters suffered serious burns in the blaze. Those injured firefighters are being treated at an area hospital's burn center. Three other civilians suffered minor injuries. 
   
   Davidson, who has been cited for his bravery and life-saving actions four times during his career, leaves behind his wife and four young children -- three daughters, ages 7, 3, and 1, and a 6-year-old son. He comes from a long line of firefighters. His father, Robert, who is now retired worked in the same firehouse as Davidson. His brother, an 11-year veteran, works at Engine 88 in the Bronx. 
   
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   Funeral arrangements are pending. A procession of FDNY trucks escorted his body to a funeral home on Long Island Friday afternoon. Local FDNY trucks and firefighters stood on overpasses on the route, solemnly saluting Davidson's procession as it passed. 
   
   Mourners filed to Davidson's firehouse throughout the day Friday; some cried, others left flowers outside. 
   
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   The body of fallen firefighter Michael R. Davidson is loaded onto an FDNY EMS truck before being taken escorted by a procession on Long Island Expressway to a funeral home on Long Island. (Published Friday, March 23, 2018) 
   
   
   
   “Our entire department, our entire city, mourns this horrific loss of a very brave firefighter," Nigro said. "Our hearts and our prayers go out to the family and may God rest his soul." 
   
   Mayor de Blasio cut short a trip to return to New York City and toured the scene of the deadly fire along with Nigro Friday evening. 
   
   Davidson is the 1,150th firefighter to die in the line of duty in the FDNY's 153-year history. His death comes about a week after two FDNY firefighters, who were also members of the 106th Rescue Wing of the Air National Guard based in Westhampton Beach, died in a U.S. helicopter crash in Iraq. 
   
   Floral Park neighbor Peggy Healy was devastated to learn of his death. She said the beloved firefighter had just shoveled their snow a day ago. 
   
   "I yelled across and said, 'Thank you, Michael!' And he said, 'Oh, you're very welcome,'" said Healy. "He was such kind man, such a kind man. It's just devastating." 
   
   She said Davidson doted on his young children, and she'd always see him takng the kids to the bus stop and picking them up. 
   
   "He was always walking his beautiful little children, always walking and taking care of them," she said in tears. 
   
   The St. Nicholas Avenue building where the fire started is the old St. Nick’s Pub, according to a witness who lives nearby. The witness also told News 4 New York that the film has been shooting there for weeks. 
   
   The crime and drama film, which is set to be released next year, is about a lonely detective afflicted with Tourette syndrome, working to solve the murder of his only friend, according to IMDB. The movie is set in 1950 and is based on a novel by Jonathan Lethem. 
   
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   The producers of "Motherless Brooklyn" said in a statement that they immediately notified the fire department once they noticed smoke coming into the set and started alerting residents of the building so that they could get out. 
   
   "To our great sorrow, we now know that a NYC firefighter lost his life battling the blaze that grew, and our hearts ache in solidarity with his family. New York City firefighters truly are the bravest in the world," the statement said. "We watched firsthand with astonishment as they charged into the smoke to make sure all were safely out and then fought to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading, putting their lives on the line as they do every day. The FDNY are real life super-heroes and have our boundless admiration and gratitude.” 
   
   
   
   The FDNY said the fire was under control around 2:30 a.m. Friday, more than three hours after it broke out. It’s not clear what may have sparked the blaze. 
   
   Spelman Beubrua was led, gasping and choking, out of his smoky apartment by firefighters. He lost all of his possessions in the fire. He broke down when he said the only reason he was alive was because of the FDNY. 
   
   "I'm here talking to you, it's because of them," Beubrua said behind tears. "Then to come here and find out that one of them did not make it. It hurts. It hurts." 
   
   Top News Pics: Bush Presents Leadership Medal to U2's Bono ||||| HARLEM, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City firefighter has been killed after a massive fire broke out at a building in Harlem where a movie directed by Edward Norton was being shot. 
   
   New York Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the blaze erupted in the basement of an unoccupied residential building about 11 p.m. Thursday. Nigro said two other firefighters suffered burns and were in serious condition, and three other people were injured. 
   
   FDNY officials identified the firefighter killed as 37-year-old Michael R. Davidson, a 15-year department veteran. They say Davidson is survived by a wife and four children. 
   
   Eric Phillips, Mayor Bill de Blasio's press secretary, tweeted: "This is an awful night." 
   
   The blaze broke out on the set of "Motherless Brooklyn," starring Norton, Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe and Alec Baldwin. ||||| "Despite the best efforts of the members of our fire fighting forces, EMS and here at the hospital, they were unable to revive Michael and he perished." As fire crews sprayed water on the smoldering parapet, two firefighters dropped down to one knee and stared blankly at the burned-out husk of the building. Neighbors said the crew lined the block with cars and trucks from the 1950s, and turned the old pub into a set, hanging a new sign for the "King Rooster Jazz Club" about two weeks ago.
target: – The New York City Fire Department is mourning firefighter Michael Davidson, who died fighting a massive blaze that broke out on a film set in Harlem Thursday night. The fire started in a building being used to film Motherless Brooklyn, a 1950s-set drama directed by Ed Norton and starring Bruce Willis, the New York Daily News reports. "This is an awful night. We've lost an NYC firefighter," tweeted City Hall spokesman Eric Phillips. "Sick to my stomach." The FDNY says the five-alarm blaze broke out in the basement of the building around 11pm and was under control by around 2:30am, reports NBC New York. The building where the fire broke out was the former home of the historic St Nick's Jazz Pub, which shut down in 2011, the Daily News reports. Commissioner Daniel Nigro says two other firefighters are in serious condition with burns, and two other people were injured, the AP reports. The FDNY hasn't commented on possible causes. Davidson, 37, is survived by his wife and four children. He is "the 1,150th member to make the Supreme Sacrifice while serving our city," the department said in a Facebook post. It has been a tough month for the FDNY: Two of its firefighters were among seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq last week.