Ohio Firefighter Dies After Falling Ill Inside Station

Sept. 28, 2010
A firefighter in Lynchburg, Ohio died after falling ill inside a fire station last night.
A firefighter in Lynchburg, Ohio died after falling ill inside a fire station last night, according to the USFA.

Volunteer Firefighter Robert Hall, 57, with the Lynchburg Area Joint Fire & Ambulance District had exited a firehouse meeting and was preparing to perform apparatus checks when he became ill at approximately 7 p.m.

Hall went into cardiac arrest while being transported to a local hospital, according to the report.

Efforts to resuscitate Hall were not successful and officials say his death is a result from complications of the cardiac arrest.

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