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Deadly 1961 blaze remembered

The four Toledo firefighters who were killed in an explosion in 1961 on the Anthony Wayne Trail were remembered Friday.

Toledo fire fighters salute during the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire, in Chub DeWolfe Park in Toledo on Friday.

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Toledo Mayor Mike Bell and Assistant Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago, remember fire fighters killed in the line of duty during the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire.

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Retired Toledo Fire Chief William Neeb speaks during the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire.

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Cale Harbin with son Grant Harbin, 2, and wife Brittany, during a moment of remembrance at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire. Brittany is the granddaughter of Glenn Carter, a Toledo firefighter who was killed during the trail fire.

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Toledo fire fighters stand at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire, in Chub DeWolfe Park in Toledo on Friday.

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Retired Assistant Fire Chief Robert Schwanzel, left and and Fire Chief Mike Wolever, right, escort Virginia Bolduan, as she presents a wreath during the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire.

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Retired Assistant Fire Chief Robert Schwanzel, Virginia Bolduan, and Fire Chief Mike Wolever, salute after Mrs. Bolduan presented a wreath during the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department's 50th Anniversary Memorial Service of the Anthony Wayne Trail Fire. Mrs. Boduan is the daughter of the late Captain Joseph Ronan, Sr., sister of the late Lt. Joseph Ronan Jr., and the widow of Toledo Firefighter Herbert Bolduan.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Retired Assistant Fire Chief Robert Schwanzel, Virginia Bolduan, and Fire Chief Mike Wolever, salute after Mrs. Bolduan presented a wreath ... THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY

Deadly 1961 blaze remembered

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