Breathing apparatus 'isloated' tragic firefighter

A firefighter who died when he fell into a blazing building was isolated from his colleagues because of his breathing equipment, an inquest heard today.

A firefighter who died when he fell into a blazing building was isolated from his colleagues because of his breathing equipment, an inquest heard today.

Joe McCloskey, 50, had no radio and was unable to call for help when he plunged through the roof of a burning storeroom in Limavady, Co Derry, in November 2003.

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