"Controlled burn" accidentally torches dozens of homes in Florida
EASTPOINT, Fla. -- It was supposed to be a "controlled burn," a fire deliberately set to prevent future wildfires. But it ended up burning much more than planned, including dozens of homes in the Florida Panhandle town of Eastpoint.
Glenn Woodall says he only had minutes to save his pets and himself when the Limerock Fire approached his property.
"The fire was in my backyard, so I found the puppy that was in the bedroom in there, I got it out and I didn't have no time to get nothing," he said.
Woodall is one of 36 homeowners in the Franklin County community who lost everything.
"It all got burned up," Woodall said.
Florida's agriculture commissioner blames a local company that was hired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to conduct a controlled burn. The fire was supposed to burn 480 acres by ended up torching more than 800 acres.
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