Flags lowered to honor firefighter killed in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Several thousand people including firefighters from across New England are expected at the memorial for a firefighter who was fatally injured while shielding another firefighter from flames.
The service is being held Sunday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland for Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes, who died on March 1.
Fire Chief Dennis Plante previously says Barnes protected a fellow firefighter from the flames and “died a hero.”
The 32-year-old Barnes
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