Friday, February 20, 2009

Two West Virginia Firefighters Killed in Blaze

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CRAIGSVILLE, W.Va. -- Two firefighters were killed Thursday night while fighting a fire in Nicholas County, West Virginia. The fire happened just after 10 p.m. at a trailer on Route 20 in Craigsville. The State Fire Marshal's Office says Lt. Johnnie Hammons, 49, and Timothy Nicholas, 26, were the firefighters killed in a fire in Nicholas County Friday morning.
Hammons had been on the fire department for around 11 years, while Nicholas served for about a year. Both died while fighting a trailer fire on Route 20 in Craigsville Thursday night.
Investigators believe they might have died after the roof of the trailer collapsed.


UPDATE: Two Firefighters Killed in the Line of Duty, Names Released
Last Updated: 7:29 PM 02/20/09 - Two firefighters were killed Thursday night while fighting a fire in Nicholas County, West Virginia. WEB EXTRA: watch the complete 6pm news conference



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