Prosecutors laid out the first-degree arson case against Louis E. Lilge, the caretaker of the landmark D.C. Corbin home. “I will show you that the defendant, Lilge, had worked for some time on a fire plan that would completely destroy the Corbin residence,” the prosecutor said. “Mrs. D.C. Corbin will testify that after the fire, Lilge confessed to her that he had made a complete failure of the job.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2021 5:53:54 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Ferrara—St. George (LA) Fire Department pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; SAM pump control system with left and right side touch screen panels and portable tablet; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tank; 10-gallon foam cell; Hale SmartFOAM 3.3 single-agent foam system; Harrison Vulcan 6-kW generator. Dealer: Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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