One for the Books
A Florida man who decided to burn some books has been charged in more ways than one. He intended to get rid of clutter and paperbacks at his Bryceville home, but ended up igniting a wildfire that spread across 705 acres. He was issued an invoice for $59,403.38, a precise sum itemized over five pages that lists personnel and equipment involved in controlling the fire. “We have an itemized table of rates,” said Forest Service spokeswoman Annaleasa Winter. “The computer system tracks that.” The state Agriculture Department’s investigative report ran to 47 pages, including photos of the “illegal materials” that Brian Leon Sparks had ignited: book pages. Besides the bill, Sparks got a misdemeanor citation. (AC/Florida Times-Union) ...This was not the sort of fire books are supposed to spark.Original Publication Date: 10 September 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 24.
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