By Holly Hollman 
DecaturDaily.com

RIPLEY, Ala. — Eight firefighters from local departments succumbed to heat exhaustion Saturday while battling a house fire.

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Marty Posey said the firefighters went to Athens-Limestone Hospital for treatment.

"Everybody's doing OK now," Posey said Saturday night, "but we sure did wear that ambulance out."

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