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MINERAL CITY, Ohio — More than three months after a devastating tornado destroyed the volunteer fire department in Mineral City, the trucks have been replaced, but the property remains nothing more than an open parking lot.
Fire Chief Sam Moore said he was told by their insurance company that he could expect a new building before winter. But with the first cold blasts of the season putting an ominous chill in the air there is still no permanent shelter for the trucks or their equipment.
“A nightmare. It’s been a long, drawn-out, frustrating experience,” said Moore’s wife, Nikki, also a volunteer firefighter. As the financial officer, Nikki Moore has been doing much of the negotiating with the department’s Toledo-based insurance company trying to get a new fire station.
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