Firemen Rescue Man’s Life Savings From Incinerator

A man who disliked banks put his life savings in a suitcase for a weekend fishing trip, but he left it in the driveway, garbage men took it to the incinerator and only fast-acting firemen saved the money.

This is how police explained it Monday, without revealing the man’s identity:

An elderly fisherman put his life savings of $21,750 into a suitcase to take it fishing with him. He left it in the driveway and, before he could call or return to save it, garbage men picked it up and were headed for the town incinerator. Officers rushed to the dump, but the truck had just emptied its load into the flames, so they called firemen to extinguish the blaze.