Fires torment Collier City as 68 homes burned
Mae Dell Smith fears her Pompano Beach home will burn next as 68 of 105 prefabricated houses in Collier City have been destroyed by arson fires, leaving 30 families in fear. Sheriff says five arson suspects, amid a pattern of crime since 1972, have been arrested but fires continue. The modular homes, built 18 000 to 27 000 dollars with FHA support, are highly flammable.