Woman has not paid $775K in fire costs
Woman has not paid $775K in fire costs
17 April 2009
published by www.seattlepi.com
USA — The woman blamed for sparking a wildfire in Spokane Valley last summer that destroyed 11 homes has not paid the state nearly $775,000 in firefighting costs.
The state attorney generals office sent Tracy Bergs lawyer a letter recently asking about the bill, which was mailed more than three months ago.
Berg, a surgeon, was linked to the July 10 fire after investigators determined a recreational fire she allowed a 16-year-old to set sparked flames that grew into the 1,000-acre Valley View fire.
Three lawsuits against Berg filed by landowners affected by the fire are pending in Spokane County Superior Court.
