Firefighter lacking one detail

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A FIREFIGHTER in Japan has lost his job after city officials found out he had been driving ambulances and fire trucks for over 20 years without a driver's license, an official in Takaoka City, central Japan, said yesterday.

The case came to light when the firefighter in his 40s, who had been working for the city for over 25 years, hesitated to show his driver's license during a regular inspection last week, said Shigeru Sawasaki, a Takaoka City official.

"He was acting awkwardly when the inspection took place," Sawasaki said. "And when the inspector took the driver's license and checked, it belonged to a family member."

The firefighter had been bringing in his father's license and showing it to the inspector while hiding the photo.


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