By Ed Runyan
Vindicator Trumbull
Copyright 2007 Vindy.com.
BRACEVILLE, Ill. — Braceville Fire Chief Don Mallitt felt fortunate he was able to help put out the fire that devastated the township fire house early Friday, destroyed one firetruck and heavily damaged five other vehicles.
Mallitt was working his regular job at the Champion Fire Station when the fire broke out. He responded with other Champion firefighters.
Braceville’s 21 other volunteer firefighters, many of whom came to the unoccupied station on Braceville-Robinson Road, could not assist because they couldn’t get inside the station to put on their firefighting clothes.
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