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calliopes_pen) wrote2009-02-20 06:06 pm
calliopes_pen) wrote2009-02-20 06:06 pm
Not The Brightest Move...
According to the local news, someone somewhere in McCracken County tried to get rid of some of the larger debris left by the winter mayhem, by sticking it in a barrel and burning it.
Well, the wind picked up, the flames got a bit out of control...and 5 acres burned. The fire department got it put out easily. The people doing the burning had been without power for weeks, and had just gotten it back, only for the flames to apparently damage the lines near their home, and send them right back into the dark.
The news anchor had only this to say. "Just...don't do that. Please don't do that again!"
ETA: Ah, they clarified. It was right on the border between our county and Marshall County.
Well, the wind picked up, the flames got a bit out of control...and 5 acres burned. The fire department got it put out easily. The people doing the burning had been without power for weeks, and had just gotten it back, only for the flames to apparently damage the lines near their home, and send them right back into the dark.
The news anchor had only this to say. "Just...don't do that. Please don't do that again!"
ETA: Ah, they clarified. It was right on the border between our county and Marshall County.