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FDNY firefighter dies after stroke on job

By Joseph Mallia
Newsday

NEW YORK — A New York City firefighter from Eastport died Friday morning while hospitalized for a stroke he suffered while responding to a fire, an FDNY spokesman said.

Paul Warhola, 47, of Engine 221 in Brooklyn, responded to a 3:30 p.m. Wednesday fire.

He became ill and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, where his condition worsened.

Full story: Warhola is married and has a daughter