Well, the Bible did come into play, on this. According to the parables of the TEN VIRGINS, and the TALENTS, the firemen were right to refuse to put out the fire.
If this house was 'insured' , and had no mortgage, the owner stands to collect a big chunk of money. I find it awfully convenient that he didn't pay the fire services fee, and that the house burning completely ensures he won't have to spend any money rebuilding it. According to another post, he lost some pets, but maybe he wanted to lose them. Neighbors said he had 20 minutes during which he could have entered and rescued them. If true, something stinks.
It may turn out that this 'homeowner' doesn't deserve any decency.
It would be interesting to follow the outcome of this.
The bible? Really? LoL
20 minutes? The neighbors also asked for them to put out the fire.
Everyone deserves decency $75 is not a barometer for who should be treated decent and who should not.