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Firefighter from Eastport dies of apparent stroke

Photo credit: Newsday/Handout | Undated photo of Paul Warhola a city firefighter from Eastport. Warhola died Friday morning while hospitalized for a stroke he suffered while responding to a fire, which turned out to be a false alarm. Paul Warhola, a 16-year veteran of the FDNY who was assigned to Engine Company 221 in Brooklyn, died this morning at Bellevue Hospital Center. (Handout)

A New York City firefighter from Eastport who apparently suffered a stroke while responding to a fire alarm in Brooklyn died Friday morning at Bellevue Hospital Center, officials said.

Paul Warhola, 47, of Engine 221 in Williamsburg, was a 15-year department veteran described by colleagues as dedicated and hardworking.

"Whenever we did have a job, there was nothing to worry about with...

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