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The Elkins Inter Mountain
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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Sam Davidson, a Bluefield, W. Va., fireman, was electrocuted and killed while fighting a fire in a small residence on Jan. 31, 1930s-era, when he touched a charged roof gutter carrying 2,200 volts. He was the first fireman to die in the line of duty in the city's history.
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Bluefield, W. Va., Feb. 1. —(AP).—
Sam Davidson, a city fireman, was killed here yesterday while fighting a blaze in a small residence. An electric wire had crossed another line carrying 2,200 volts charging the roof of the house, and Davidson was electrocuted when his hand touched the gutter as he tried to get onto the roof.
W. G. Harris, chief of the fire department, said the fireman did not know the roof had been charged with the deadly current. Davidson was the first fireman to be killed in the line of duty in the history of the city.
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Bluefield, W. Va.
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Yesterday (Feb. 1 Report)
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sam davidson killed by electrocution; first fireman to die in line of duty in city history
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Sam Davidson was killed while fighting a blaze in a small residence when an electric wire crossed another line carrying 2,200 volts, charging the roof. He was electrocuted touching the gutter while trying to get onto the roof. Chief W. G. Harris said Davidson did not know the roof was charged.