Death in the line of duty: Albany firefighters mourn Theodore Abriel, who suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a fire in the South End. From: Times Union (Albany, NY) | Date: February 20, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Times Union. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Anne Miller

Feb. 20--ALBANY -- A 20-year veteran of the Albany Fire Department died Monday after climbing six floors to save lives in a burning high-rise apartment in the South End. Theodore Abriel, 44, of Slingerlands, collapsed in a hallway after suffering a massive heart attack when he entered Apartment 6E of 2 Lincoln Square, which was empty, police said. Abriel, a married father of four with family roots 140 years deep in the Albany Fire Department, was ...

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