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Nov 20, 2023

BUCKET RESCUE

 

BUCKET RESCUE

TWO PEOPLE HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM A BUCKET LIFT THAT WAS ON FIRE IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ON SATURDAY MORNING. 
THE WILLARD FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WERE CALLED TO AN INCIDENT AT A NURSING HOME AND FOUND TWO PEOPLE IN A LIFT, APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET FROM THE GROUND. OFFICIALS SAY THE MAIN FIRE WAS ON THE LOWER PART OF THE LIFT, ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE BUILDING, WHILE THE BUCKET WAS EXTENDED THROUGH POWER LINES AND ABOUT FIVE FEET FROM THE ATTIC OF THE NURSING HOME. BOTH PEOPLE IN THE BUCKET WERE TAKEN TO TOLEDO AREA HOSPITALS, BUT THEIR NAMES AND CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. NO ONE FROM THE NURSING FACILITY WAS INJURED. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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