Sunday, August 30, 2009

Firefighter killed returning from call

A volunteer firefighter was killed yesterday after he lost control of the fire truck he was driving and hit a telephone pole. State police say 55-year-old Kenneth Frizzell Jr. died as he was returning from a fire call. He was thrown from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene. Frizzell was a member of the Town of Charleston Volunteer Fire Department. State police say the truck was totaled.