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Virginia Chief Died From Extensive BurnsUpdated: 11-17-2005 11:01:57 AM
By Rex Bowman
Times-DispatchThe state medical examiner’s office in Roanoke concluded yesterday that a volunteer fire chief killed while fighting a blaze in Buchanan County this weekend was burned to death.
The body of Max Willard, the 69-year-old chief of the Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department, was found at 8 a.m. Sunday in the woods in the Shortt Gap area. Willard, a 30-year veteran of the department and chief for the past 12 years, had become separated from the other firefighters while battling the blaze.
Local authorities had been unsure if Willard died from smoke inhalation or from burning. Yesterday, Dr. William Massello of the state medical examiner’s office said an autopsy determined Willard died from extensive burns. (Read More)
