PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia firefighter who was badly hurt when he fell from the roof of a rowhome while battling a fire was released from the hospital on Wednesday.
Officials say Ladder 13 firefighter Randy Ballinger was working with his colleagues to extinguish a rowhome fire on the 1100 block of South Paxon Street on Feb.
25 when he fell 25-feet. According to a fundraiser for Ballinger, he suffered a concussion, torn aorta, collapsed lung, broken ribs, broken pelvis, a compound ankle fracture and multiple bone fractures in both his legs.
Loved ones organized a GoFundMe for Ballinger which has since raised over $85k. Over two weeks after Ballinger's life-threatening fall, Penn Presbyterian Hospital shared video of the firefighter leaving the hospital to applause from healthcare workers.