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Firefighter On Disability Competes As Bodybuilder

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Play from 0:19[0:19] ..." Now this case comes at a time of the Boston fire department is under federal investigation for abusing his disability system. WBZ's -- current shows us the video of the so called injured firefighter"...

Play from 0:39[0:39] ..." firefighter Albert Arroyo flexes his muscles and a body building competition. The fire department says this is proof -- is stretching the truth when it comes to being permanently injured on the job."...

Play from 1:05[1:05] ..." The bloody building firefighter is a regular clients of body engineers in Dorchester where he's slimmed down and bought stuff. This video of this supposedly injured or -- is from today. Less than two months after he allegedly fell down some stairs in the Jamaica Plain firehouse and re injured an old back problem. In the application for disability retirement a lawyer says yes to being able to handle the physical demands of firefighting. But Albert -- doesn't do any firefighting at all he's a science of fire prevention doing routine inspection. Adopted was adamant at this time that he's permanently and totally disabled. But -- I answered the door at the sheets were drawn at -- royals brought Glendale home. His car was out front and people who ran out the back had nothing to say."...

Play from 2:29[2:29] ..." taken at this point there should be a meeting between Arroyo the fire department in the retirement board. By the end of this week or early next week Kate and Jack bacteria and I think it's"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Does this look feel like a man who is disabled above them firefighter who says he's still hurt to work found competing as a body filled. Good evening thank you for joining us I'm Jack put."

Play from 0:12[0:12]" And Kate -- Lisa Hughes had tonight off. Boston's fire commissioner says that this life is costing the city thousands of dollars."

Play from 0:19[0:19]" Now this case comes at a time of the Boston fire department is under federal investigation for abusing his disability system. WBZ's -- current shows us the video of the so called injured firefighter that may make it hard to defend himself."

Play from 0:34[0:34]" It's. The other ruined a lot of."

Play from 0:39[0:39]" Boston firefighter Albert Arroyo flexes his muscles and a body building competition. The fire department says this is proof -- is stretching the truth when it comes to being permanently injured on the job."

Play from 0:51[0:51]" You can do that you can you can work here hey listen it's common sense to look at destroy he's in better shape than most guys in Boston -- do you agree that it doesn't look at. All clearly doesn't look fit well we'll sometimes all things on Thursday --"

Play from 1:05[1:05]" The bloody building firefighter is a regular clients of body engineers in Dorchester where he's slimmed down and bought stuff. This video of this supposedly injured or -- is from today. Less than two months after he allegedly fell down some stairs in the Jamaica Plain firehouse and re injured an old back problem. In the application for disability retirement a lawyer says yes to being able to handle the physical demands of firefighting. But Albert -- doesn't do any firefighting at all he's a science of fire prevention doing routine inspection. Adopted was adamant at this time that he's permanently and totally disabled. But -- I answered the door at the sheets were drawn at -- royals brought Glendale home. His car was out front and people who ran out the back had nothing to say."

Play from 1:56[1:56]" You can lifts weights every day. And we're gonna get such a shape that you can to be competitive body building and certainly you can be an inspector for the boss fired upon."

Play from 2:07[2:07]" And it royal has been out injured twice since 2000 news collecting his full salary tax free while out on injured leave. Now is on sick leave and the department is asking their retirement board to deny his permanent disability claims Jack this is -- you know and the pictures seemed to say a thousand words what happens next when really -- is no disciplinary action could be taken at this point there should be a meeting between Arroyo the fire department in the retirement board. By the end of this week or early next week Kate and Jack bacteria and I think it's hard to denied us access to this I think --"

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