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A volunteer firefighter who suffered significant burns trying to save a man’s life in January has been released from a burn unit and is now in a rehabilitation center.
Shawn Menear, a firefighter with the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department, suffered second and third-degree burns when he fell through the floor that collapsed in a Dauphin County home in January. Menear had been trying to rescue William Hardy, 67, who later perished in the fire.
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Menear remained trapped for about 40 minutes until a response team could get him out of the Royalton Borough home.
Now, Menear is in-patient undergoing physical therapy treatments. His medical care team places his recovery at around 85 percent, according to an update posted Friday on the fire department’s Facebook page.
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The Middletown Volunteer Fire Department has set up a GoFundMe to help cover Menear’s medical expenses.
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© DAN GLEITER/pennlive.com/TNS One person died in a Jan. 23 fire at this home in the 500 block of Water Street in Royalton. January 24, 2022. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
© DAN GLEITER/pennlive.com/TNS One person died in a Jan. 23 fire at this home in the 500 block of Water Street in Royalton. January 24, 2022. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
