Bloomberg defended the department’s decision to send more than 100 firefighters up into the building to fight the blaze, saying they bravely improvised in a crisis situation.Firefighters Joseph Graffagnino and Robert Beddia died of smoke inhalation on the 14th floor of the building after their oxygen tanks ran out.
City officials have said that workers routinely took smoking breaks near the spot where the fire started; water heaters for decontamination showers were also nearby.
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