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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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August 22, 2003
Release Number: 03-08-46
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1 AD SOLDIER DIES DUE TO FIRE
BAGHDAD, Iraq- A 1st Armored Division soldier died, and six others were wounded in a small arms range fire. The fire broke out at a range in Baghdad's Karadah district at 4:30 p.m. on August 21.
The injured soldiers were medically evacuated to the 21st Combat Support Hospital, the 407th Forward Support Battalion and an Air Force medical facility. One soldier was pronounced dead at approximately 4:50 p.m. as a result of burns and smoke inhalation. Nineteen other soldiers at the scene were medically checked at the Battalion Aid Station and returned to duty.
The soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.
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