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Location:
Massachusetts -
Date:
05/15/1971 -
Incident Type:
EntrapmentBurn Injury -
Description:
Eight firefighters were entrapped and burned on the East Line Road Fire on the Myles Standish State Forest near Plymouth, Massachusetts on May 15, 1971. The firefighters were traveling in two brush trucks and were caught in a sudden wind shift that rapidly intensified fire behavior. Media reports describe the fire as impacting the trucks in a "sheet." Severity of burn injuries ranger from serious to minor, though all firefighters fully recovered.
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