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RI firefighter killed while working on ladder truck

By Ann-Marie Nicholson
WPRI.com

WAKEFIELD, R.I. — Kingston fire officials identified the firefighter who was fatally injured while working on a ladder truck Monday during an afternoon news conference Tuesday.

Assistant Chief Allan “Pickles” LePage, a member of the volunteer department for more than 40 years, died from his injuries Tuesday at Rhode Island Hospital.

Full story: Officials said LePage was alone at the time of the incident