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Two Firefighters Killed In Ohio House Fire
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Two firefighters were killed in a fire in Colerain Township on Friday morning, Cincinnati television station WLWT reported.
The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. at a home on Squirrels Nest Lane. Two members of the first arriving Colerain Township fire crew went into the home to start fighting the fire.
More firefighters arrived but they lost radio contact with the firefighters. A second alarm was issued and units from nearby Fairfield were called to assist.
Shortly thereafter, the fire command still could not reach the lost firefighters and made a mayday call to track all the firefighters. Other firefighters found a fire hose in the home without anyone around it.
Fire Department spokesman Steve Conn said that it appears that the home's floor collapsed, sending both firefighters into the basement. Both were covered in rubble when they were found, Conn said.
No names have been released. Conn said both firefighters' bodies have been recovered from the home.
The last time a Colerain Township firefighter died in the line of duty was in the 1970s, Conn said.
The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. at a home on Squirrels Nest Lane. Two members of the first arriving Colerain Township fire crew went into the home to start fighting the fire.
More firefighters arrived but they lost radio contact with the firefighters. A second alarm was issued and units from nearby Fairfield were called to assist.
Shortly thereafter, the fire command still could not reach the lost firefighters and made a mayday call to track all the firefighters. Other firefighters found a fire hose in the home without anyone around it.
Fire Department spokesman Steve Conn said that it appears that the home's floor collapsed, sending both firefighters into the basement. Both were covered in rubble when they were found, Conn said.
No names have been released. Conn said both firefighters' bodies have been recovered from the home.
The last time a Colerain Township firefighter died in the line of duty was in the 1970s, Conn said.
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Permalink Reply by judy on
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Our thoughts and prayers to both family's & also to their fellow firefighters ..may god bless
Judy
Western Holmes Fire Dist
Nashville Ohio
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Permalink Reply by Vinny on
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Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in this time of sorrow,may god give your family and your dept strength .
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Permalink Reply by Christie Kerby-Layson on
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My prayers go to the families of my fallen brother and sister.
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Permalink Reply by Naloni (Reily Volunteer Fire Department) on
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This woman taught me everything I know about being an EMT. She loved her job, and she was a wonderful instructor. She will be missed by all. My heart and thoughts go out to her family and friends. You will NEVER be forgotten.
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Permalink Reply by dusty on
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and department. We will bury one of our own tomorrow who died in the line of duty last week. God be with you all
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Permalink Reply by Evan Quinn on
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God bless our fallen brothers and they're friends and family from the entire Kirkland Fire Dept. family.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Scherzer on
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My prayers to family, friends and co-workers. Truly a sad day.
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Permalink Reply by michael spadaccini on
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my thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family From Garfield Rescue Eng Family
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our thought and prayers from the LYNN, MA FD. go out to all the family and friends of our lost brother/sister
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Permalink Reply by jimmy on
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as a member of a fire department that just lost an active member a couple of months ago and i want to let all the members of the colerain fire department and their families know that they are in our thoughts and prayers
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Permalink Reply by Bob Hueber (Huebey) on
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I am very sorry for your loss , my prayers are with you all
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