Firemen watched a house, with 3 dogs and cat, burn to the ground because the owner had not paid the $75 fee.
Firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground because the homeowner hadn't paid a $75 fee.
Gene Cranick of Obion County and his family lost all of their possessions in the Sept. 29 fire, along with three dogs and a cat.
Cranick, who lives outside the city limits, admits he forgot to pay the annual $75 fee.
The county does not have a county-wide firefighting service, but South Fulton offers fire coverage to rural residents for a fee
Firefighters did eventually show up, but only to fight the fire on the neighboring property, whose owner had paid the fee.
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