The seasonal chore for rural residents of burning yard waste got out of control, resulting in the death of a homeowner in ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — A fire ignited to burn yard waste spread to a house, and the homeowner was found dead Thursday afternoon, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office said Friday morning.
the suspect ‘did not have an appropriate water source readily available,’ nor did she ‘have any garden tools on hand to control the fire’” and prevent it from escaping her yard ...