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Firefighters survive 8-foot fall into burning basement after floor collapses at vacant home
Both firefighters escaped without injury, and Albuquerque Fire Rescue said training and teamwork helped prevent a tragedy in a basement fire.
- On Wednesday at 6 a.m., two Albuquerque Fire Rescue firefighters fell eight feet through a floor into a basement fire at Alcazar Street and Marquette Avenue near Louisiana Boulevard.
- Crews split up during the response, with Engine 13 working on the first floor and Engine 5 operating in the basement of the vacant structure showing signs of human occupancy.
- Lt. Jason Fejer said thermal imaging cameras detected heat in the floor just before collapse, triggering an immediate "Mayday, mayday, mayday, Engine 13 with a mayday, firefighters fell through the floor" call.
- Fejer noted that "if we weren't putting water on the fire when those guys went through, this could have been catastrophic." The department will review response procedures and scene management.
- Albuquerque Fire Rescue, which has never experienced a line-of-duty death, remains committed to searching vacant buildings despite risks, emphasizing that crew training and teamwork prevented tragedy.
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