Firefighters involved in LaGuardia plane crash recovering at hospital
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two Port Authority firefighters injured in a LaGuardia Airport plane crash that left two pilots dead and several passengers hurt are recovering at a hospital, officials said Monday. One of the firefighters was expected to be released Monday afternoon, while the other will remain overnight for observation, officials said. The fire truck was crossing the runway to respond to a separate incident aboard a United Airlines flight after the pilot reported “an issue with odor,” when it collided with a landing Air Canada plane, Port Authority officials said. An air traffic control audio recording captured a controller urgently trying to stop the truck before the crash. “Stop, stop, stop, Truck 1. Stop, stop, stop,” the controller said in the recording. “Stop, Truck 1.” Moments later, the controller can be heard frantically diverting the incoming aircraft from landing. Roughly 20 minutes later, the controller can be heard expressing distress, saying, “We were dealing with an emergency earlier. I messed up.” Officials said the firefighters’ injuries were not believed to be life‑threatening.
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