On July 25, 1984 , Eng. Co. No. 19 was responding on a fire call. As they turned off of Washington Street onto Llewelyn Street, Firefighter Melvin S.Rosewag was thrown from the apparatus and suffered severe head injuries and a broken neck. He was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he died from his injuries on July 29,1984.
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