A Maine fire chief died while attending the public memorial service for a firefighter who died in a four-alarm blaze earlier this month
A statement from Oxford Fire & Rescue said Chief Gary Sacco, 63, suffered an"unknown medical problem" Sunday and was rushed to Maine Medical Center in Portland.The service was for Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes, 32, who died on March 1. According to CNN affiliate WMTW, Barnes was battling an apartment fire. The casket of Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes is carried during a procession Sunday in Portland, Maine. Sacco had been the chief in Oxford for two years.
— Governor Janet Mills March 10, 2019 "In a testament to his own character, Chief Sacco lost his life while honoring that of his fallen brother," she said in a tweet."I join with people across Maine in offering my thoughts and prayers to Chief Sacco's family and friends, the Oxford Fire Department, and all of Maine's first responders. "The state of Maine has given two of its best to the Heavens.
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