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Marshall Fire Victims Trying To Live Out Of RVs On Burned Property, But Superior Town Code Doesn't Allow It

"I've never been homeless in my life and you don't know what that feels like," Rick Kupfner said.

By Alan Gionet, CBS Denver:


SUPERIOR, Colo. (CBS4) – Rick Kupfner and his wife are at home with piles of burned and rusting junk just outside their RV. They’re among the victims of the Marshall Fire.

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“We have no choice in the matter. We’ve never lived in an RV in my life. I’ve never been homeless in my life and you don’t know what that feels like,” said Rick. There are two RVs, with his daughter in another about 20 feet away. “We’re just asking for a little bit of reprieve for us to get on our feet. Get cleaned up and start the rebuild,” said daughter Elizabeth.

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