St. Louis-area firefighter dies in apparent ambush
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080721/capt.32b502d6a8934c32ac602ceec0908a3d.aptopix_fire_standoff_mojr108.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=w1ItvjgdCr0s2muAlEk71g--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="The roof collapses on a house as it burns to the ground after police surrounded the house where a gunman was believed to be barricaded Monday, July 21, 2008, in Maplewood, Mo. Police and tactical units surrounded the around the house after a gunman fired shots at emergency workers. A suburban St. Louis firefighter was shot to death Monday and two other emergency workers were injured .(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_re_us/fire_standoff)AP - Firefighters became victims of what appeared to be an ambush Monday when they were fired upon from a house as they worked to put out a vehicle fire across the street, police said. One young firefighter was killed, two police officers were wounded and the house where the shots were fired later burned to the ground.</p><br clear="all"/>
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