Man impersonating a firefighter battles a blaze

BEIJING, March. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- It looked like a
movie scene! A man dressedlike a firefighter helped to douse a fire that
engulfeda warehouse in New York city suburbs.

Posing as a New York City firefighter, the 39-year
-old manwasin full New York City Fire Department gear;
wearinga jacket, pants and a helmet with his name on it.

Police said the man was arrested after an
investigation revealed he was not a firefighter.

Volunteer Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael
Stark said he asked the man what he was doing at the Feb. 5 fire. He said it
seemed "kind of bizarre."

(Agencies