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A Hillsborough firefighter
has died in the line of duty following a call to put out a car fire.
Units responded Wednesday to 2124 Camplain Road for a motor
vehicle fire
The Hillsborough Fire
District says Assistant Chief William Shaffer suffered a medical emergency at
the scene of the fire.
He was taken to a hospital,
but later died.
Chief Shaffer was a member of
Hillsborough Fire Company #2 and served as a firefighter in the township for
over 35 years.
He leaves behind a wife and
three children.
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