Eyewitness NewsBALDWIN (WABC) -- A volunteer firefighter died of a medical condition while responding to a house fire on Long Island early Wednesday.
The fire broke out inside a house on Grand Avenue in Baldwin just before 4 a.m. Firefighters battled the blaze, which tore through the house.
One of the volunteer firefighters, identified as 43-year-old Michael Esposito, became ill at the scene and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was died.
It is possible he had a heart attack, according to sources.Esposito was a former captain and a 21-year member of the department.
The Baldwin fire department has provided volunteer firefighting services since 1895.
Nearly 20 residents were left homeless by the fire, which is under investigation.
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