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NC Dept. of Labor: City violated no safety rules in fire fight that claimed Bowen's life

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Asheville Citizen-Times reports:



A state investigation into the death of Asheville firefighter Jeff Bowen during a office building blaze found the city fire department violated no occupational safety rules.


But Department of Labor inspectors also said in findings released Wednesday that more could be done to avoid future tragedies.


The fire department should improve training to ensure a better system of accounting for personnel during a fire, state investigators said. ...


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