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Report: Water blast knocked California firefighter over rail

| October 11, 2020 11:27 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco firefighter who died this week was knocked over a third-floor railing by a water blast from a valve he had “inadvertently” opened during a training exercise, authorities said in a preliminary report.

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