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by HomerJay » Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:36 am
A wildfire overtook and killed 19 elite firefighters in Arizona Sunday, the deadliest firefighter tragedy in the United States since 9/11.
The tragedy happened in the town of Yarnell, which is located in the central part of the state, about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix.
Gusty, hot winds blew the blaze out of control.
Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said the victims were all members of the city's fire department, part of an elite crew called the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
"We're an organization and a city that's in grief," Fraijo said in a late-night press conference. "Our entire fire department, our entire area, our entire state's been devastated.
"We lost 19 of the finest people you'll ever meet."
Fraijo said only one member of the crew — who wasn't at the scene of the fire — survived.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/f ... KMBeZIqlPI
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by JimC » Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:45 am
Saw that on our news just earlier. Terrible news for their families and community.
We've had similar tragedies in our big bushfires here...
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:47 am
"We lost 19 of the finest people you'll ever meet."
Amen.
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