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Firefighter Phelim O'Leary Hero in Wabash Fire Rescue
Phelim O'Leary, a veteran of truck No. 9, braves smoke on a Wabash and Monroe fire to rescue a woman on the fifth floor, catching a fleeting moment with Maggie Drennan. The crowd watches as he lowers the woman to safety, whispering her name and risking his life for a life.
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Phelim O’leary
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
St. Cecela’s
Maggie Drennan
Phelim
Phelim Stew
Drennans
Kenanbush Flats
Marshal Horan
Dearborn Street
Wabash and
Monroe
Dettediys
Maggie