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Posted: October 26, 2007
Updated: October 27, 2007

2 Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze at Sawmill

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Raleigh, N.C. — Two firefighters were injured while combating a fire at a sawmill in southern Wake County Friday night.

Crews were called out to the fire at 7201 Rock Service Station Road in Raleigh shortly after 8 p.m. Firefighters said the sawmill was engulfed in flames when they arrived.

Units from Garner and other area fire departments had the blaze under control before 9 p.m. Crews remained on the scene Saturday morning, looking for hot spots, said District Fire Chief Allen Dudley of the Garner Fire Department.

Two firefighters from Garner were injured when a wall collapsed, falling away from the structure. The wall grazed them both, and one suffered light burns on his arm, Dudley said.

The two firefighters were transported to WakeMed, where they were treated and released.

RELATED TOPICS: Wake County, Garner, Raleigh

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Not quite grasping your point of view ewfd33 but haven't heard about the horse, risk he took getting on it.
wcfire533
October 28, 2007 7:49 p.m.
My gosh..somebody was on here talking about the firemen that got hurt in the fire and they were whinning about it. Now look who else is on here. A garner police officer that had to have surgery on his thumb because he was injured on a horse. What in the world? Answer that for me!!!!
ewfd33
October 28, 2007 7:20 p.m.
Majority of us are not in it for a full time position.
wcfire533
October 28, 2007 5:43 p.m.
I have been a volunteer firefighter and applaud all their effort and training. I think that the day of the volunteer firestation have passed us by. NC is too densely populated now with too many rules and beyond the relm of volunteers. Taxpayers should expect and get the best possible protection. We are in transition to paid departments whether we like it or not by necessity. I say thankyou to the volunteers for the years of protection when you were the best protection available. At this point, you should support transition and if you want to be a firefighter take the training and apply to a full time department.
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October 28, 2007 10:57 a.m.
yukonjohn3, thank you for backing me up on that. Thanks for all that you do as well, your job is just as important as ours. I still can't believe it, "play fireman"? Stay Safe Everyone
wcfire533
October 28, 2007 12:42 a.m.
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