Homes Of Springfield Firefighters Damaged In Tornado Outbreak
SPRINGFIELD (CBS) - While Springfield firefighters were out responding to storm calls and saving buildings from collapse, several of their own homes came crashing down in the tornadoes.
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"Four members' houses got damaged, three of them actually got condemned. One member lost two of his automobiles, and so they had direct impacts.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.
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David Wells, the president of Firefighters Local 648, said fellow firefighters and neighbors have banded together to help the members who lost their homes.
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"Believe it or not, I had to hold guys off. They wanted to converge on these houses and build them from the ground up like yesterday, but I said, 'Hey, we gotta hold off until the insurance adjusters come in.' But they're in good hands. It's really amazing to see neighbors helping neighbors," said Wells.
WBZ-TV's Jim Smith spent the day Saturday in Springfield, where so many lives have been turned upside down:
Power has been restored to the majority of those Massachusetts residents who lost electricity during last week's severe weather.
