Local residents appeal their $62K firefighting invoice, BESC responds
It wasn’t the kind of start the Zemlaks had hoped for in 2021 when on Jan. 28, around 3 p.m. they were alerted by a phone call from their neighbour who informed them that their shop was on fire and that 911 had been called already.
When Samantha and Dale Zemlak – who reside on a farm on the west side of Beaver County – arrived on scene, their shop was fully engulfed and crews were tending to the fire. Their propane tank had caught fire and began to flare.
“We looked after our children arriving home from school, and then waited for more information,” Samantha Zemlak said.
However, it wasn’t until they received the firefighting invoice of $62,000 earlier this month that they started questioning what had really ensued. . . . contd.
