Many people may be left in the lurch, and the state may have to start considering standing up a new program for insuring homes in the fire-ravaged state, he said.

“I feel badly for the business owners, because they’re not the ones making these awful threats and they’d be left in the lurch,” Bubser said.

She said differences in childcare across the border were frustrating and she felt she had been left in the lurch.

“These school districts are now left in the lurch because the program is effectively suspended,” Seidmon said.

Fans left in the lurch by Wednesday's last minute cancellation expressed concern about future events at the arena, which is now the UK's largest.