YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Wednesday was the first day Youngstown firefighters who were on the scene of a deadly fire went back to work. Seeing death firsthand changes people and firefighters are no different.
Flames claimed the lives of five children stuck in a Parkcliffe Avenue house Sunday night.
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The firefighters have a mandatory 48-hour break from work. They’re still very emotional and their feelings are raw, but they’re working to find peace with what happened.
“One’s a tragedy. Five is unfathomable,” Captain Fred Deluca said.
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