www.kake.com/home/headlines/9148716.htmlTopeka Firefighter Killed in Apartment Fire
Posted: 8:54 AM Aug 14, 2007
Last Updated: 9:28 AM Aug 14, 2007
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A 21-year veteran of the Topeka Fire department is dead after battling a blaze in the Villa West Apartment complex.
The firefighter killed is identified as 44-year-old Captain Tony Cox of Topeka.
The cause of Cox's death is unknown. The fire began shortly after 6:00 last night when firefighters got the call about smoke in the back of the structure.
Two residents who were trapped inside and had to be rescued.
Witnesses also reported seeing some residents jumping to their
safety. Fire department spokesman Greg Bailey said the cause of the fire is unknown, and that he doesn't know whether Cox's death was
related to the fire or heat exhaustion.