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A second Scipio, Ind. firefighter has succumbed to injuries from a fire
truck accident in October.
Brian Burnett had been in critical condition since the Oct. 28 accident. He
died from complications early Saturday morning at a Chicago hospital.
Burnett and Capt. Robert Ulrich, 57, were responding to a grass fire when Burnett
lost control of the water tanker on a sharp turn, causing it to overturn
several times.
Ulrich died from his injuries a few days after the crash.
Courtesy Herald-Argus/By Bob Wellinski
Chief Pete Sass on left being consoled by a Scipio Twp firefighter during the extrication of Ulrich.
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Visitation for the two-year veteran will be Tuesday, January 25, from 2 P.M. till 4 P.M.
and from 6 P.M. till 9 P.M. at the Carlisle Funeral Home, 613 Washington
Street, in Michigan City.
An Indiana Volunteer Firemans Association Memorial
Service will be held at 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, January
26 at the Carlisle Funeral Home, 613 Washington Street, in Michigan City at
1:00 P.M.
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