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A firefighting hero.(fire fighter's injuries during its rescur operations)(Brief article)

The New American

| July 10, 2006 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Lieutenant Rich Montoya, a 30-year veteran of the Denver Fire Department, was just two months away from retirement when, on May 14, he and his crew responded to fight a house fire and successfully rescued a 16-year-old girl from the burning home, with Montoya becoming the victim. Denver Fire Chief Larry Trujillo told Denver's KUSA-TV News that he believes Montoya backed accidentally into a room instead of exiting the home and became trapped by the flames.

Badly injured, Montoya was taken to an area hospital, where he died after being kept on life support for a week. Fire Captain Sal ...

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