commentary & forestry firegeezer on 27 Jun 2007 03:51 pm
Alaska Kenai Wildfire Started By Wedding Present
THE MAJOR FIRE ON ALASKA’S KENAI Peninsula currently has 500 firefighters working it and is now 60% contained. It was learned today that the fire began as a result of an attempt to create a wedding present.
The bride’s parents had donated the land and the groom’s parents were going to build a vacation cabin on it. While sharpening a shovel on a grinder, sparks ignited the dry grass and you know the rest of the story.
The groom’s parents tried to in vain to stop the flames, then found themselves cut off from a road and had to be rescued by helicopter, Alaska Division of Forestry wildfire investigator Sharon Roesch said.
“They tried to slap it out with the shovel and the shirts off their backs,” Roesch said.
Roesch was still determining whether the incident will warrant charges. If convicted of violating state fire statutes, the offending couple could be made to compensate the state based on their ability to pay, she said.
The full AP story is HERE.
Firegeezer says: The bride’s mother is quoted: “It’s devastating. It’s heartbreaking,” Steik said. “What a tragic (way) for my daughter to start her married life.”
Typical Yuppie mentality…..88 homes destroyed along with millions of dollars worth of property, and she’s heartbroken because her daughter’s wedding will be dampered.
