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Miller Time at the Berg Residence! |
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. There's outrage
in northern Minnesota after firefighters allowed a man's
mobile home to burn.
Carl Berg had failed to pay the 25-dollar
annual fee required for fire protection for homes outside
International Falls city limits.
Berg says he couldn't afford the fee
or fire insurance. He says he lost everything in last
month's fire.
The Fire Department poured enough water
to put the fire out temporarily and make sure everyone
was safe. But when the blaze rekindled later, firefighters
let the flames destroy what was left.
Fire Chief Jerry Jensen says he doesn't
want to see that happen again. He says a firefighter's
job is to "put out fires, not to watch them burn."
Local officials have been haggling for
two years over how to pay for fire protection. |