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Photos: Thousands mourn death of FDNY firefighter killed on movie set

St. Patrick’s Cathedral was filled with thousands of colleagues, family and friends of Lt. Michael Davidson who remembered him as a hero

March 28, 2018 10:44 AM

Colleagues, family and friends filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral to honor FDNY Lt. Michael Davidson.

By FireRescue1 Staff

NEW YORK — Thousands attended a funeral Tuesday for a firefighter who was killed while battling a blaze on a movie set.

NYC.gov reported that colleagues, family and friends filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral to honor FDNY Lt. Michael Davidson, who was remembered as a “cornerstone of his company.”

The funeral of Lt. Michael Davidson was filled with people who remembered him as a hero.

“Michael Davidson was a hero and people like Michael are the foundation of New York City,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “But for those who loved him, Michael is more than just part of the foundation; he was the cornerstone, the cornerstone of his company as a nozzle-man and of his community of Floral Park.”

The wife of Lt. Davidson, Eileen, attends his funeral with their daughter.

“So many nights, Mike led his company into a fire, towards the danger, using his remarkable abilities and talents to extinguish the fire,” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. “It was clear from the very beginning of his career that Mike was special, and he showed it every day of his 15 years of brave service.”

The casket of New York City firefighter Michael Davidson is covered with the flag of the Fire Dept. of New York.

Lt. Davidson died after suffering smoke inhalation while working the nozzle on a hose in a basement fire on the set of “Motherless in Brooklyn,” a film starring Edward Norton and Bruce Willis.

FDNY Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)