Family sues fire dept. for slow response; Thieves swipe firehouse TV during med. run

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Dec. 7, 2012

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In this week's news, the family of a man who died in a fire started by carelessly discarded fireplace ashes is suing the fire department for arriving too late to the emergency, while another firefighter was critically injured in a house fire.

And be sure to check out the story of one volunteer firefighter who refuses to give up the fight — even at the ripe old age of 74! It's one of our most popular Facebook stories.

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