Firefighters cut into wrong house

[LTNRFD 266]

It was done again....this is a larger "WHAT CAR ARE WE SUPPOSE TO CUT UP" mix up. I guess the owners of the wrong house now can get their house repaired at the towns expense.

MSNBC.com

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Firefighters cut into wrong house

‘Accidents happen,’ says owner of vacant home inadvertently damaged

The Associated Press

Updated: 7:59 a.m. ET July 18, 2007

BRAINTREE, Mass. - It looked like a textbook training exercise, but there was something amiss.

Firefighters drove to a vacant house on Tuesday, cut holes in the roof and walls, and broke windows to test their tools and their proficiency.

The problem? It was the wrong house.

They were supposed to be two blocks away at a house slated for demolition.

The owners of the damaged home now want the town to pay for the mistake, but they’re trying to keep a sense of humor about it.

“Accidents happen,” said Jeffrey Luu, who owns the house with his brother, Clayton. “Luckily, nobody got hurt,” added Clayton Luu.

The home had been vacant since an electrical fire last year left a scorch mark up one side. The knee-high grass had not been cut in several weeks. The owners were planning a renovation of the house — just not this much of one.

The fire department is conducting an internal investigation, Deputy Chief John Donahue said in a statement, but officials otherwise remained tightlipped and red-faced about the incident.

Meanwhile, the house where the firefighters were supposed to train was demolished later Tuesday as scheduled.

© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12914979/from/ET/

[Remember585 815]

I guess nobody was standing on the street yelling, "Move that truck" expecting to see a home makeover?!

Whoops.... at least nobody was hurt.

[xfirefighter484x 234]

It was late and I was half asleep, but I felt it had to be made!

Edited July 21, 2007 by xfirefighter484x