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Kan. fire chief dies after responding to ammonia leak

Chief Larry Suiter was a 40 year veteran of the fire service

By FireRescue1 Staff

LORRAINE, Kan. — A Kansas volunteer fire chief died Saturday after responding to an emergency call.

Lorraine Green Garden Fire Department Chief Larry Suiter, 66, responded to an anhydrous ammonia leak at a grain elevator on Friday.

After returning home from the call, Chief Suiter died from causes yet to be determined.

Chief Suiter was a 40 year veteran of the fire service.