Firefighter crushed, rescued in Maine roof collapse


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June 29, 2008

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Firefighter crushed, rescued in Maine roof collapse

By Terry Karkos
sunjournal.com

MEXICO, Maine — Bill Johnston was lifeless when fellow firefighters dug him from the debris of a collapsed roof and carried him to a waiting ambulance.

The Rumford firefighter was helping to fight an early-morning fire in a three-story apartment building Saturday on Holman Avenue when the roof collapsed.

Johnston was unresponsive and had no pulse when firefighters found him and carried him down three flights of stairs, said Rumford fire Lt. Rob Dixon.

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