Burn, baby, burn: Controlled fire rids Hampton of eyesore
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A house in Hampton was reduced to smoldering ruins early last week after a raging inferno engulfed the structure, rendering it a complete loss.
However, it was all part of the plan.
The Hampton Fire Department held a controlled burn at a house owned by Robert Bohr located at 221 1st Ave. SW on July 28. Bohr, who lives at a neighboring property, purchased the vacant house with the intention of demolishing it and developing the property for his own use.
Bohr paid for the controlled burn and did a majority of the legwork leading up to the fire.
Read the full article in the Aug. 6 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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