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    Retired SC Firefighter Raises $1M for Hands-Free Hose

    Oct. 12, 2016
    A former South Carolina firefighter has got a $1 million investment in a hands-free nozzle and hose combination he's worked on for the past 16 years.

    Ken Blocker's invention, dubbed the Aqua Blaster, secured a $1 million investment from DreamFunded CEO Manny Fernandez at a valuation of just over $3 million in the premiere episode of CNBC's "Make Me a Millionaire Inventor."