Ryan Cellmer is recovering in the Burn Center at Via Christi Hospital on North St. Francis. His doctors say he’s recovering well, but he almost lost his life fighting an oil tank fire. The fire happened Thursday, April 1 in Rooks county near the town of Codell. Cellmer is a volunteer firefighter in Plainville. He was one of dozens of firefighters from several different towns trying to contain a large oil tank fire. They fought it late into the night. Cellmer says “I heard what sounded like a giant toilet flush, and I knew instantly what it was. It was the tank had let go.” One of the tanks had erupted. But at that point he was ok. He noticed a department pick up was close to the flames so he ju…
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Kansas Firefighter Talks About Surviving Oil Tank Fire
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