MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Two weeks after pulling a 9-year-old girl from a fire that killed her brother and step-father, Flanders firefighters and emergency medical technicians raised almost $4,500 for the family in a day of activities at their firehouse.
On Feb. 18, firefighters and rescue workers from Flanders and surrounding towns responded to an apartment fire shortly after 4 a.m. They arrived to find heavy fire coming from the apartment with flames as high as the building itself.
Told people were still inside, firefighters Capt. Kevin Elms, Lt. Pat Piserchio, and Greg Widzemok pushed through the flames to find 9-year-old Bianca Bonner and bring her out. Unfortunately, Bianca’s brother, Cristiano, 7, and step-father, Hesham Moustafa, 52, died in the fire.
Full story: Flanders firefighters raise money for 9-year-old girl they saved from blaze