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Tennessee Couple Arrested For Blocking Firefighters
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Two people suspected of setting a brush fire tried to keep Knoxville firefighters from putting it out.
Fire Department spokesman Capt. D.J. Corcoran told The Knoxville News Sentinel 26-year-old Brian Kummerer and 40-year-old Helen Jean Kelly were combative and "got right in a chief's face about it" as firefighters began attacking the flames on Sunday evening.
Corcoran says he doesn't know why the pair didn't want the fire extinguished.
Kummerer is charged with arson and interfering with a government operation. Kelly is charged with interference and lying to investigators.
No one was injured and no buildings were damaged.
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Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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Fire Department spokesman Capt. D.J. Corcoran told The Knoxville News Sentinel 26-year-old Brian Kummerer and 40-year-old Helen Jean Kelly were combative and "got right in a chief's face about it" as firefighters began attacking the flames on Sunday evening.
Corcoran says he doesn't know why the pair didn't want the fire extinguished.
Kummerer is charged with arson and interfering with a government operation. Kelly is charged with interference and lying to investigators.
No one was injured and no buildings were damaged.
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Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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Pair Arrested, Allegedly Blocking Firefighters
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Permalink Reply by yadira diaz de leon on
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THAT MIGHT GIVE TO THINK THAT THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO RECEIVE THE INSURANCE.... THE GOOD ONLY THING OF ALL THIS IS THAT THERE WERE NO VICTIMS TO BE SORRY
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Permalink Reply by Bill Brierton on
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I guess some people still haven't learned in Tennessee, but then again it can happen anywhere.
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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If you're referring to the South Fulton and Knoxville incidents, they occurred approximately 240 miles apart.
Knoxville is closer to six other states - Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky than it is to South Fulton, Tennessee.
It's really stretching it to generalize an assault on firefighters in an incident where the perps are also suspected of arson with an incident in which a non-subscriber's property burned due to his choice to avoid having fire protection - with 7 to 8 hours of travel time in between.
You also might be interested that there are three distinct land forms, histories, and cultures in Tennessee. This is why there are 3 stars in the Tennessee flag - they refer to the "Three States of Tennessee" or the "Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee" - East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee.
If you're referring to something else instead of that apparent generalization, please let us know.
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