NC paramedic's daughter died after he responded to a fire at his own home

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ELON, N.C. — An Alamance County paramedic tried to save his daughter after he responded to a fire at his own home. Unfortunately, she later died at the hospital. 

Altamahaw Ossipee Fire Chief Edward Lipscomb says Eddie Thomas has been a firefighter with the department for 37 years and a paramedic for nearly 35 years. Thomas was working with EMS on Tuesday, February 4 when he and several other first responders were dispatched to a house fire on Burch Bridge Road that morning. It was Thomas' home, and his 40-year-old daughter was trapped inside. 

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