Firefirgters say Woman killed could have been saved
One person dies and two are injured in Haverhill fire.
HAVERHILL — The death of an elderly woman in an early morning inferno yesterday torched a political maelstrom, with firefighters saying she may have survived had Mayor James Fiorentini not cut two men from their rescue truck.
One firefighter went so far as to say the mayor should be "charged with murder." Fiorentini and public safety officials maintain the $200,000 cut and the resulting loss of two firefighters to man the rescue truck played no role in the death of 84-year-old Phyllis Lamot.
HAVERHILL (FOX 25) - A Haverhill firefighter had some harsh words for the mayor following the death of an elderly woman inside a burning Washington Street home on Wednesday.
Firefighter Todd Guertin, a leader of the firefighter’s union, says responders first on the scene were limited to what they could do because of recent cutbacks. The vehicle that responded to the fire recently lost two of its three firefighters after the department was recently restructured due to retirements.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
