The Bicentennial Journal – Neville Vaughan: The Train That Hit a Fire Truck

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City of Bloomington Fire Department Battalion Chief Neville Vaughan tells the story of the December, 1925 accident – when City Fire Truck #1 was struck by a train, while responding to an alarm. Fire Chief Clarence Strain Died as a result of the accident.

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