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Mich. fire chief dies after week in coma, heart attack

A week after responding to a Christmas call, chief dies

By FireRescue1 Staff

ATHENS, Mich. — A Michigan fire chief died a week after a Christmas Eve accident.

Athens Fire Chief Thomas Hardy passed away Friday, after spending a week in a coma.

Chief Hardy had returned to his station from a Christmas fire call and was cleaning equipment when he had a heart attack, fell and hit his head, according to WWMT.