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Basilan fireman dies of cardiac arrest

Roel Pareño - The Philippine Star
October 31, 2013 | 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A fireman died of cardiac arrest while he and his colleagues were rushing to contain a fire that razed 18 houses and 15 business establishments in downtown Isabela City in Basilan yesterday, authorities said.

Superintendent Albert Larubis, city police chief, said Rolando Lim, a volunteer of the UECI Fire Brigade, collapsed while tagging a fire hose. He was rushed to the Infante Hospital in Isabela City where he died while being treated.

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ROLANDO LIM

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