Curtis Shields

By the time firefighters reached the scene two miles north of Carrollton on County Road 240, the home was completely enveloped in flames, according to Curtis Shields, chief of the Carrollton Fire Department.It took fire crews three hours to extinguish the blaze.This is the first fatality fire that the department has seen in several years, according to Shields.The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the fire’s cause.
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By the time firefighters reached the scene two miles north of Carrollton on County Road 240, the home was completely enveloped in flames, according to Curtis Shields, chief of the Carrollton Fire Department.

It took fire crews three hours to extinguish the blaze.

This is the first fatality fire that the department has seen in several years, according to Shields.

The state fire marshal's office is investigating the fire's cause.

Carrollton Fire Department Chief Curtis Shields reported that the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

Chief Curtis Shields

Curtis Shields is the Fire Chief.Curtis and Vasco joined the volunteer Carrollton Fire Department at the same time in 1979.

Firefighters were called to the Ray-Carroll County Growers elevator at 11:30 a.m. and began digging by hand and with heavy equipment, Fire Chief Curtis Shields said.

The men's bodies were recovered a little more than three hours later under 10 to 20 feet of corn, Shields said.It wasn't clear what type of work they were doing.

Shields would not speculate on the cause.Federal officials are expected to lead the investigation, he said.

The accident at Ray-Carroll Grain Growers in Carrollton also claimed the life of a Carroll County resident, Carrollton Fire Chief Curtis Shields said Wednesday, Feb. 21.
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Shields said, according to the press release, that initially, shoring equipment was placed on site to secure the area.
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According to Shields, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been contacted in connection with the incident.

Shields said OSHA is expected to be the lead agency in the investigation.

Firefighters were called to the Ray-Carroll County Growers elevator at 11:30 a.m. and began digging by hand and with heavy equipment, Fire Chief Curtis Shields said.

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The men's bodies were recovered a little more than three hours later under 10 to 20 feet of corn, Shields said.It wasn't clear what type of work they were doing.

Shields would not speculate on the cause.Federal officials are expected to lead the investigation, he said.

Firefighters were called to the Ray-Carroll County Growers elevator at 11:30 a.m. and began digging by hand and with heavy equipment, Fire Chief Curtis Shields said.

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The men's bodies were recovered a little more than three hours later under 10 to 20 feet of corn, Shields said.It wasn't clear what type of work they were doing.

Shields would not speculate on the cause.Federal officials are expected to lead the investigation, he said.

Firefighters were called to the Ray-Carroll County Growers elevator at 11:30 a.m. and began digging by hand and with heavy equipment, Fire Chief Curtis Shields said.

After more equipment was brought in to shore up the collapsed structure and hold back the grain, the digging resumed, and the men's bodies were recovered at 2:50 p.m., Shields said.

The victims' names and the type of work they were doing when the elevator collapsed had not been released yesterday evening.Shields said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the collapse.