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WE CONTINUE TO WORK
DEVELOPING NEWS OUT
OF BURRILLVILLE--
...WHERE A VETERAN
FIREFIGHTER HAS DIED--
AFTER COLLAPSING
WHILE BATTLING A FIRE.
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TONIGHT--
WE ARE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THE VICTIM-
AND HIS LONG HISTORY
WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICIALS WRAPPING UP
A NEWS CONFERENCE
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO--
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER STEVE
NIELSEN WAS THERE--
HE JOINS US NOW WITH
THE VERY LATEST.
In the last hour, the Pascoag
fire department confirmed
who died in this fire today.
It's someone who they all
knew well... for decades.
"very good guy"
For 33 years.... 72 year old lt
richard
jenks has suited up as a
valounteer
Pascoag firefighter.
This chimney fire Wednesday
morning would be his last.
"when you leave you give all adn
this is a perfect example of
giving
all."
The deputy fire chief says as -
entered the home with his fellow
firefighters he started to
struggle.
"he came out somebody said you
alright? he siad no im goign to
contineu to fight the fire and
they
brought down to the end of the
road
and that is where he collapsed."
After CPR... he was rushed to
the
hospital where he died.
The fire was in the chimney of
the
home, 9 departments responded
because there's no hydrants
here.
the fire Marshall says the
chimney is
used a lot.
there were flames in teh chimeny
because of the buildup of
creosole.
and thsi firefighter was
actively
trying to put it out."
The fire was put out in an
hour...
after- Our cameras captured
first
responders helmets off, heads
bowed, as a chaplain arrived.
Silence.
The deputy chief says jenks is a
father and grandfather.
"jsut the loving smiling guy tht
he
was he... he let.... he enoyed
waht
he did and he did it right till
teh end."
Carter asked for your prayers
tonight for the family.
Coming up tonight at 6, more
about - the man he was... and
how he impacted this
community.
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TONIGHT, THE TOWN OF
BURRILLVILLE IS
REMEMEBRING A VETERAN
FIREFIGHTER.
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WE LEARNED THE NAME
OF THE FIREFIGHTER THIS
AFTERNOON.
HE'S 72-YEAR-OLD
RICHARD JENKS, A
LIEUTENANT WITH THE
PASCOAG VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
JENKS COLLAPSED AT THE
SCENE OF A CHIMNEY FIRE
THIS MORNING.
WE SAW FIREFIGHTERS
JOINED TOGETHER IN
PRAYER, SHORTLY AFTER
LIEUTENANT JENKS WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL
--- WHERE HE TRAGICALLY
DIED.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER STEVE
NIELSEN JOINS US LIVE
FROM THE PASCOAG FIRE
STATION IN BURILLVILLE.
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THIS HAS BEEN AN
EMOTIONAL DAY AT THE
PASCOAG FIRE
DEPARTMENT. I'VE SEEN
FIRST RESPONDERS
HUGGING EACH OTHER,
AND SHARING STORIES.
HOURS AFTER LT RICHARD
JENKS DEATH, HIS FELLOW
PASCOAG FIREFIGHTERS
STOOD SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER TO TELL US ABOUT
THE 72 YEAR OLD.
every call i rememeber him being
on
always had a smile anythign you
needed... he was a good friend.
JENKS RUSHED TO THIS
CHIMNEY FIRE WEDNESDAY
MORNING, THE DEPUTY CHIEF
SAYS HE TRIPPED INSIDE AND
WAS TAKEN OUT... HIS LAST
REQUEST BEFORE COLLAPSING
WAS TO GO BACK IN.
they told him to go get checked
otu
and he refused and then at 9 o
clock
he collpased.
AFTER CPR HE DIED AT THE
HOSPITAL.
OUR CAMERAS CAPTURED
FIREFIGHTERS... HELMETS OFF,
HEADS BOWED AFTER THEY
GOT WORD. THE DEPUTY CHIEF
AT THE SCENE ASKED FOR
PAYERS.
prayers we ask for prayers
JENKS IS THE FIRST LINE OF
DUTY DEATH FOR THE
PASCOAG FIRE DEPARTMENT.
the many never stopped 7 days a
week never stopepd n omatter
waht
it was no matter what you
needed.
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THE STATE FIRE
MARSHALL SAYS THEY
GOT THE FIRE OUT WITHIN
AN HOUR. FLAMES WERE
BURNING IN THE CHIMNEY.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF HAS
ASKED US TO GIVE THE
FAMILY PRIVACY.
LIVE IN BURRILLVILLE, I'M
STEVE NIELSEN,
EYEWITNESS NEWS.