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    Bureacratic Inferno
    Bureacratic Inferno
    Bureacratic Inferno
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    Bureacratic Inferno

    By Lucille Harmon

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    A true story of a young family's nightmare. A 2:30am house fire in 9* weather spawns two and a half years of government conspiracies, arson accusations, arrests, a court trial and a stalking. This could happen to YOU!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucille Harmon
    Release dateJul 23, 2017
    ISBN9781370543700
    Bureacratic Inferno
    Author

    Lucille Harmon

    I was encouraged to write this book mostly to let people know that this can happen to YOU! Inexperienced "experts" making an assumption the house fire was set, instead of thoroughly investigating what the cause may be. Finding out our insurance company adjuster and the investigator in the prosecutors office were friends and associates, and together they decide to "screw the Harmons" so they could be re-elected to their jobs, was heartbreaking. Instead of doing the right thing, they almost destroyed a young new family.

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      Bureacratic Inferno - Lucille Harmon

      BUREACRATIC INFERNO

      Published by Lucille Harmon at Smashwords

      Copyright 2017 Lucille Harmon

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      In memory of the love of my life

      and

      my parents,

      all of who inspired me

      to tell our story

      Chapter 1 The Fire

      Chapter 2 History

      Chapter 3 The Fire Marshall

      Chapter 4 Mom and Dad

      Chapter 5 The Prosecutor

      Chapter 6 Getting a Lawyer

      Chapter 7 Arson?

      Chapter 8 Hiring the Expert

      Chapter 9 Tony’s Adoption

      Chapter 10 Expert Opinion

      Chapter 11 Backyard Trailer

      Chapter 12 The Summons

      Chapter 13 Getting a Court Date

      Chapter 14 Three-week Trial

      Chapter 15 Pregnancy Scare

      Chapter 16 The Verdict

      Chapter 17 Our Princess Arrives!

      Chapter18 We’re Being Stalked!

      Chapter 19 The Move

      Chapter 1

      The Fire

      Lu. He said softly. Sound asleep, I didn't hear.

      Lu, wake up. The house is on fire.

      This time I heard! Flying out of bed, I grabbed my robe and told him Get Tony, I'll get the baby.

      Throwing on my robe as he hustled towards our son’s room, I ran to grab my seven-month-old son Shane. Snatching him from his crib, I met my husband and seven-year-old Tony in the hallway. Together we ran down the hall, flames licking the walls, smoke alarms screaming.

      I had glanced in the bathroom as we ran down the hall. Seeing flames on the wall behind the sink, I continued running and saw flames in the kitchen. Turning to go out the front door, there were flames along the wall next to the door! The entire house seems to be burning!

      Running across the rocks on the front yard, I became vaguely aware my poor son had nothing on his feet, as he screamed in pain. My husband picked him up, tucked him under his arm and we ran across the street to our neighbor’s house.

      A second marriage for both of us, we were very happy together. I got pregnant with my baby boy right after our small but elaborate wedding. Tony was my son from my disastrous first marriage. Deserted by my ex, my son and I were on our own until I met Sammy, my new husband. He had no children and took to my son immediately. He was already in the process of adopting Tony when the fire happened.

      Banging on my neighbor’s door and leaning on the bell, her adult daughter answered. By this time, the flames were licking the sky. She saw that behind us before we could say a word. Ushering us in from the 9* weather, she called 911. Then she got the boys blankets to warm them. It was 2:30 am, Friday December 10.

      Suddenly my husband remembered both cars had been filled with gas earlier that night. Rushing from our neighbor’s house, he bolted across the street and into the burning house. Grabbing my purse and car keys from the kitchen table, he ran outside and moved both cars from the driveway to the road. He was afraid the fire would spread into the garage. The cars had been parked in the driveway, mine up against the garage door so both would fit.

      At this time, a police car pulled into the driveway. Running up to the garage door windows, he peered inside. My husband called to him just as the gas company and fire trucks arrived. Advised to return to my neighbor’s house, he did as was told. The officer followed. I was hysterical. Trying to calm me down, the officer asked both of us what happened.

      " I woke up needing to use the bathroom. I heard a hissing sound coming from the kitchen area and went to investigate. I saw a bright light coming through the slats of the door leading to the Florida room. When I opened the door, flames made a whoosh sound and traveled down the outside wall. As I turned around I saw the pantry area, where the water heater is, all in flames.

      That's when I ran back to the bedrooms to get my family out." My husband was very detailed as he explained this.

      Then the officer asked me. In between tears and trying to calm the baby, I told him what I knew; how my husband woke me, we grabbed the kids and ran to our neighbors. I was useless. Not realizing it,

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