Fallen Lancaster fire chief being honored

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Lancaster County fire chief who died of a heart attack after helping put out a blaze is among firefighters being honored at a ceremony in Columbia.

The Rock Hill Herald reports (http://bit.ly/HEAYKt) that Chief Dennis Cauthen is being remembered Tuesday at the South Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

The 54-year-old fire chief died last year shortly after returning to the Elgin fire station that he led for more than a decade. Authorities said Cauthen complained of heartburn and stomach pains while at the fire.

Cauthen had been a volunteer firefighter for more than 30 years.

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Information from: The Herald, http://www.heraldonline.com