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The inventor brought his equipment to a real rescue
In 1916, Garrett Morgan was summoned at night to a Cleveland tunnel disaster. He and his brother arrived in pajamas with his protective hoods. With other volunteers, they entered and carried out men left behind during earlier rescue attempts. His equipment was put to work beyond a demonstration.
The inventor went into the emergency with the device.
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