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NY firefighters attend silo training

Oxygen-limiting silos can explode during fire when air, water are allowed in

WWNY

SACKETS HARBOR, N.Y. — It’s been two years since volunteer firefighter Garrett Loomis was killed while fighting a silo fire in Sackets Harbor.

Fire crews from across the region attended a safety session Saturday, named in Loomis’ honor, to help make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Loomis died while battling a blaze in what is called an “oxygen-limiting silo”, which can explode during a fire when air and water are allowed in.

Full story: Firefighting Safety Seminar at JCC