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Firefighter dies after fall from turntable ladder in Växjö
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A firefighter in his 30s has died after falling from a turntable ladder during a drill in Växjö on Sunday evening. Police were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. and the incident is being investigated as a workplace accident.
On July 25 2026, Frédéric Maggiani, lieutenant-colonel with the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters, shared his account of his 2004 accident on the show Voix Intérieure.
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