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INMATE FIREFIGHTER DIES OF INJURIES SUSTAINED BATTLING LAKESIDE FIRE

 

By Miriam Raftery

July 12, 2017 (Lakeside) – An inmate firefighter who suffered a chainsaw injury while working a fire line in Lakeside on July 5th has died, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced today.


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