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Firefighter Heroic Rescue Amid Flames Ends Scraps and Bonding
James Magee, a young firefighter, volunteers to climb a burning building to save Byron Norton trapped on the fourth floor after a tense feud at Number Three Engine House. He descends Norton from a smoke filled room using a rope as the structure collapses, both escaping to safety as authorities rush to aid the injured. Norton credits Magee with risking his life and vows to keep quiet about the earlier quarrel while planning a transfer.
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Burton Ott
James
Mageé
Byron
Norton
Captain D
Dunnigan
Ahernty
Byron Norton
Fire Department
Engine Hous
Young Norton
Nozeman
Numiber
Daxz
Jimmy
Magee
Kent
Thaddad
Taft