The flames burned for hours on the night of November 24th. it was the night Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced the grand jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, reports ksdk.com.
Firefighters trying to battle those fires said, “When the emergency calls came in during the protests on November 24, Governor Nixon failed to deliver on his promise to protect the community and firefighters with National Guard troops. Governor Nixon’s failure meant firefighters were not dispatched in many circumstances to save businesses and homes in locations where protests turned violent with increased danger. Where firefighters were dispatched to do their jobs, in a number of cases they were attacked and gun fire was present at the scene, and they had to abandon their hose lines and equipment to take cover.”
The president of the International Association of Firefighters Mark Woolbright was not available to do an on-camera interview with us but he said, “Governor Nixon turned his back on fire fighters when it mattered most – when they were needed to help save areas of the Ferguson and adjoining communities from further damage. It turned out that the governor’s words were nothing more than empty promises and pathetic political posturing of the worst kind. As a result, fire fighters were often found in unsecured and dangerous positions. Because of such, the normal risk of firefighting was taken to an all new heightened level. It was extremely unfortunate the Ferguson community citizens and business owners of Ferguson were left with little or no fire protection, leaving nothing more than ashes and tears from their measurable loss.”
那天晚上至少有25个企业着火了。参议员Jamilah Nasheed是国家立法机构政府议会委员会，周四举行会议。她说，她会要求其他成员调查总督对当天的决定以及国民卫队在犯罪分子是照明家园，企业和汽车着火的地方。
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