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    Kentucky Fire Truck Accident Leaves One Firefighter Dead, One Injured

    Aug. 11, 2004
    An accident involving two Wickliffe Rural volunteer firefighters, left one firefighter dead and another firefighter sent to a local hospital with serious injuries
    Jay Johnson
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    An accident involving two volunteer firefighters, Barbara Bordenkircher and William Stanton from the Wickliffe Rural Fire Department in Kentucky, left Bordenkircher dead and Stanton in the hospital with serious injuries. The accident occurred approximately at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Michael Bryant, Wickliffe Rural

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