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Four Firefighters Shot While Responding to Blaze

A gunman shot and killed at least two firefighters responding to a house fire at a Rochester, N.Y., suburb early Monday.

Two other firefighters were in guarded condition at Strong Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds, according to a hospital spokeswoman, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.

Fire Marshal Rob Boutillier said the blaze was allowed to spread to two other houses until the area is secured.

Source: USA Today. Read full article. (link)

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