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          Mar 22, 2012
          
Neal Broverman
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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Two firemen with the Sedan, Minn., fire department put out a blaze on Saturday while decked out in evening gowns.

The firefighters were dressed in drag for a St. Patrick's Day parade in Padua. A truck suddenly exploded during the parade, and the firemen leapt into action. The New York Daily News reports that the firefighters were luckily wearing protective boots. Watch the video below.
 
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