Former Springfield, Ohio fire chief pleads no contest in connection with burning of asbestos-containing barn
Brian T. Hughes, former fire chief of Springfield, Ohio, has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge arising from the controlled burn of an asbestos-containing barn in 2005. Hughes was ordered to pay a $100 fine and court costs. Hughes was accused of instructing the barn owner to make a fake 911 call to report a fire emergency at the barn although the barn were deliberately burned. For a controlled burn, a permit is required, but a permit could not have been obtained because there was asbestos in the barn.
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