NEW YORK -- A firefighter who was hurt while battling a blaze that injured nearly two dozen firefighters on Staten Island has been released from the hospital.

Lt. Bill Doody left Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health on Wednesday afternoon as a crowd of fellow firefighters cheered him on.

He was hurt on Feb. 17 while fighting a fire at a two-family home on Shotwell Avenue in Arden Heights that quickly grew to four alarms.

A total of 22 firefighters were injured while battling the blaze. Three were hospitalized. Doody was the last to be released.

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Doody says he suffered second- and third-degree burns all over his body.

"I've had tremendous care. I can't thank Dr. Cooper enough, his incredible staff. The care I was given is beyond my imagination," he said.

Doody was recovering in the hospital for about three weeks.