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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Firefighter killed in Somerset blaze
A 21-year-old volunteer firefighter was killed this morning in a
Franklin Township house fire he was trying to extinguish.
Unconfirmed reports indicate a 75-year-old woman, who lived in the
home, also died.
Officials said the fire at 36 Whittier Ave. in the Somerset section
of the township was reported at 6:14 a.m.
Kevin Appuzio, a volunteer with the East Franklin Fire Company and a
paid firefighter for Rutgers University, responded and was trapped in
the basement, firefighters said.
Firefighters with the Community Volunteer Fire Company in Franklin
were hoisting a flag at half-staff earlier today in honor of their
fallen comrade.
Appuzio also was a Rutgers student, according to Community member Lt.
Tom Hannan, who worked with Appuzio at Rutgers on the 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. shift.
"He was a young and eager guy. His future was ahead of him," Hannan
said. "He loved eveything about fires and firefighting."
Firefighter killed in Somerset blaze
A 21-year-old volunteer firefighter was killed this morning in a
Franklin Township house fire he was trying to extinguish.
Unconfirmed reports indicate a 75-year-old woman, who lived in the
home, also died.
Officials said the fire at 36 Whittier Ave. in the Somerset section
of the township was reported at 6:14 a.m.
Kevin Appuzio, a volunteer with the East Franklin Fire Company and a
paid firefighter for Rutgers University, responded and was trapped in
the basement, firefighters said.
Firefighters with the Community Volunteer Fire Company in Franklin
were hoisting a flag at half-staff earlier today in honor of their
fallen comrade.
Appuzio also was a Rutgers student, according to Community member Lt.
Tom Hannan, who worked with Appuzio at Rutgers on the 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. shift.
"He was a young and eager guy. His future was ahead of him," Hannan
said. "He loved eveything about fires and firefighting."
