Conroy was one of three firefighters trapped as they were fighting fire in the basement of a house. Also killed in were Conroy's co-workers Thomas Brooks and Marc Kolenda. All three died of smoke inhalation after their SCBA's ran out of air. The blaze was later ruled an arson fire.
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