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Ga. firefighter, wife killed in Tenn. tornado

Mark Faulk Jr. and his wife were in a mobile home when the tornado struck the area

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Mark Faulk Jr.

Photo/City of Bloomingdale

By FireRescue1 Staff

OCOEE, Tenn. — A Georgia firefighter and his wife were killed Wednesday by a tornado in Tennessee.

WJCL reported firefighter Mark Faulk Jr. and his wife Sandra were in a mobile home when the tornado struck the area.

Faulk served the Bloomingdale Fire Department since he was a young man; he was the son of one of the city’s original firefighters, reported 11Alive.

“The city of Bloomingdale appreciates your many years of dedications and service to the community and you will be greatly missed,” the city of Bloomingdale wrote on Facebook.

Faulk’s death is under investigation.