The cityās only Vietnamese firefighter says he was almost fried šÆby some of his fellow smoke-eaters.
A handful of bigots at Brooklynās Engine 207 tormented Minh-Bao Pham with racial slurs like āCharlie,ā āchinkā and āgook,ā and even threw firecrackers at him, according to a ź¦Ælawsuit.
Pham, 33, alleges supervisors ācondoned and encouragedā the hateful behavior, according to papers heš filed last week in Manhattašøn Supreme Court.
Moreover, when his wife went into premature labor, delivering a stillborn child, the firefighter says he was given just two weeks off then slammed as ālazyā when he returned, accšording to court documents.
His complaints fell on deaf ears, and when he sought a transfer in 2007ā, he found āhis gear was hanging from a noose,ā Pham claims.
The harassment continued at Engine Co. 55 in Manhattan, where the firefighter found another noose in the pocket of his uniform jacket,š according to āthe suit.
The city will review the allegations when it receives š the complaint, according to a Law Deź¦æpartment spokeswoman.