Crash Kills Acting Fire Captain in Missouri

A Kansas City firefighter died on the way to a call Sunday night after his pumper truck collided with two cars and wrapped itself around a large tree.
Sept. 6, 2004
A Kansas City firefighter died on the way to a call Sunday night after his pumper truck collided with two cars and wrapped itself around a large tree.

Authorities did not release the dead firefighter's name Sunday night, but he was 57 years old and a 32-year department veteran. Chief Smokey Dyer said he had an

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