Immigrant of the Day: Emmanuel Mensah (Ghana)

Emmanuel Mensah immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana five years ago. A member of the U.S. Army National Guard, Mensah died on Thursday in the Bronx fire that killed 12.

The night of the fire, Mensah successfully evacuated the family of six with whom he was staying as well as another four individuals. When he returned to the fire to save more, he succumbed to smoke inhalation.

-KitJ