http://blog.al.com/spotnews/20..._christmas_tree.html
quote:The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but in Birmingham it was copper thieves who torched a Christmas tree in downtown's Linn Park.
Birmingham police are investigating the early morning incident where copper thieves took decorations off the holiday display and burned down the tree. Officials say the incident occurred around 4 a.m. Thieves took off the lights and used gasoline to separate the plastic from the copper, resulting in the apparent accidental tree torching....
The 35-foot tall Norwegian Spruce came from North Carolina and won't be replaced....
The good news....
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/20..._birmingham_chr.html
quote:Shining holiday lights and Christmas ornaments will return to Birmingham's Linn Park following the torching of the city's original spruce Christmas tree early today.
Officials with Radio station 98.7 FM this afternoon announced the station would donate a new Christmas tree to replace the one that was torched by copper thieves before dawn.
The new tree was brought downtown by late afternoon.
A ceremony to install the new tree is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday when representatives from five other cities, businesses, schools and civic groups are expected to gather....
