Firefighter electrocuted while fighting grass fire
Firefighter electrocuted while fighting grass fire
24 September 2007
published by www.kbsd6.com
Haysville, KS, USA — A Sedgwick County firefighter died today while fighting a grass fire caused by a downed power line.
Sheriff’s Lieutenant George Mason says the 32-year-old firefighter was electrocuted after coming into contact with the downed wire about 2:15.
Mason says authorities are looking for a semitrailer that may have hit a power pole and then driven off. The collision downed the power line, which ignited the small grass fire.
The case is being investigated as a possible hit & run.
Construction crews working nearby saw the accident and called authorities.
The firefighter’s name is being withheld until relatives are notified.
