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Firefighters save 2 men stuck in bucket ladder in Newburgh

Newburgh firefighters made a dramatic high wire rescue today, saving two men who were stuck in a bucket ladder over 140 feet in the air. It took rescuers about 4 1/2 hours to safely rescue 29-year-old

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Jul 14, 2014, 9:33 PM

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