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DETAILS OF HEROIC RESCUE BY RICHMOND FIREFIGHTERS RELEASED

(Richmond, IN)--Details of a heroic weekend rescue by the Richmond Fire Department were released Tuesday.  There was a report of an overnight fire with entrapment.  Firefighters were out of bed, into the trucks, and at the scene in barely more than three minutes.  Upon arrival, they began an immediate search and located one victim still inside who was unconscious and suffering from smoke inhalation.  That person was carried outside.  Two other victims got out on their own.  Life-saving measures were used on the unconscious patient in an ambulance.  The last update indicated that all patients are on the road to recovery.