A firefighter killed in last August’s blaze at the Deutsche Bank building was posthumously promoted yesterday.
Joseph Graffagnino’s widow, Linda, was presented with a lieutenant’s badge at the FDNY promotion ceremony yesterday at Randalls Island and got a standing ovation from the crowd, including fellow firefighters.
“We can’t erase the pain,” Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta told her. “We hope to ease the pain. Today, you’re surrounded by friends and your second family.”
Graffagnino, 33, and firefighter Robert Beddia, 53, died when they got trapped on the upper floors of the building being dismantled because of damage from the 9/11 terror attacks.