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Fire Chief Tallman Among 5 Injured; 2 Now At Upstate

UPDATED AT 2:42 Fire Chief Tallman Among 5 Injured; 2 Now At Upstate First Briefing Expected By 4 p.m. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Fire Chief Jim Tallman suffered injuries in last night’s garage fire in Middlefield and was treated at Bassett Hospital, but two other Cooperstown volunteers were more seriously injured and transferred to Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, which has specialty burn unit. In all, five firefighters – two from other departments – were…
February 27, 2020
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5 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT FIRE, TAKEN TO BASSETT

5 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT FIRE, TAKEN TO BASSETT 3 Of 5 Cooperstown Volunteers; Propane Tank May Have Blown Five firefighters, three from the Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department, were transported this evening to Bassett Hospital after a raging garage fire that began in the hamlet of Middlefield shortly before  9 p.m. set off an explosion, perhaps a propane tank, inside the wooden structure.  The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.  In top photo, the county’s assistant emergency coordinator, Victor…
February 26, 2020

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