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Former fire chief among victims

Former fire chief among victims
Former Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 1 Chief Dana Diamond teaches the next generation of firefighters during a training session. Diamond was among 14 people killed in a Nov. 4 cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky. Courtesy photo

UPS FLIGHT CRASH

A former Bastrop County fire chief was one of 14 people killed in a UPS cargo plane crash Nov. 4 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Capt. Dana Diamond, an international relief officer and one of three pilots aboard the UPS Flight 2976 cargo plane, died when the aircraft went down in an industrial area shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Diamond previously served as commissioner and chief of Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 1.

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