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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Wildfire Tragedy
From: Frank Wijsmuller <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:16:45 +0200
It made headlines here in Europe too. Very sorry to hear.

Best, Frank.




2013/7/1 Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>      In Peeples Valley yesterday near Yarnell, a fast-moving wildfire with
> 15-20 foot high flames overran 19 firefighters, 18 of whom were from the
> Granite Mountain Hotshots of Prescott.  All 19 had deployed their fire
> shelters, but the combination of heat, smoke, and oxygen deprivation took
> it's toll.
>
>      The front section of the Phoenix newspaper is full of stories
> surrounding this.  It's the greatest single loss of life due to a wildfire
> in this state, and one of the largest losses of firefighters involved with
> a wildfire in US history.
>
> Chris
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