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Retired Fla. firefighter dies in fire mistaken for cookout

WKMG LOCAL 6 NEWS

A house fire in Lake County, Fla., that neighbors originally ignored thinking it was a Thanksgiving weekend cookout killed a wheelchair-bound retired Florida firefighter, according to FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News.

Fire officials said the blaze ignited at a home located at 611 First Ave., in Lady Lake on Sunday after the wife of a wheelchair-bound former firefighter from Miami-Dade left for church.

Neighbors said they did not call immediately call 9-1-1 about the flames because they thought it was a barbecue. ...

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