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Ohio Firefighter Says He'd Save Dog from Fire Before a Black Man

—A screenshot of the firefighter’s Facebook post was captured by a local news station.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, OH  –  A Franklin Township volunteer firefighter has been suspended indefinitely after appearing to make racist remarks on Facebook.

Fox 19 reported volunteer firefighter Tyler Roysdon said the following on facebook:

“If he went inside the burning house of a black man and he had a dog that he would save the dog first and probably take his time coming back to get the black man.”

Fox 19 also reported the comments escalated from here. The “n” word was used numerous times according to the news station.

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