Grandview topless coffee shop in Maine burned by arsonist

The famous Grandview topless Coffee Shop in Maine has been burnt to the ground by an arsonist.  At about 1am this morning flames could be seen coming from the coffee shop and lasted for about five hours. It was a three alarm blaze. Fire Chief Eric Rowe said:""There is...

Black Saturday: Follow-up to the 2009 Raging Inferno in Australia

An inquiry begins today on the causes of the fires and performance of the fire fighters who fought the inferno that was Melbourne in Australia. I sincerely hope that the fire fighters will be glowing with all the...

Arsonist most likely set Florida wildfires

An arsonist is most likely to blame for the wildfires in central Florida.  100 homes have been damaged and/or destroyed.    Most of the fires are now contained.Previous coverage can be seen...

Blast suspect was half-naked: taxi driver

"A taxi driver who took the suspected arsonist who caused a large explosion on Broadway Wednesday said the man was half-naked when he stepped into the cab, and had a faint smell of gasoline on him.Kwok Yee Cheung...

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi Plays Political Arsonist in Firestorm

While fires were still scorching vast amounts of land and lives were still in the balace in Southern California, the state’s Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi had time to politicize the relief effort and throw...

Wildland Fires Rage In Running Springs - Day 3 :: MAXINE

FINAL UPDATE AT 7:00pm PT "We open up this day with the telling of a report heard and seen on FOX NEWS, told by Adam Housley as he stood in front of a burned out cabin in Running Springs. With gasline...

Intentional Fires On The Decline

" March 5, 2007 Louisiana - When there is a spike in the annual number of arsons, fire investigators look for signs of a serial arsonist. That's what Baton Rouge Fire Department investigators did recently when statistics showed arsons increasing in the city about 22 percent...

Fifth Firefighter Dies Of Wildfire Burns

"California - A fifth U.S. Forest Service firefighter died Tuesday of burns suffered when an engine crew was overrun by a Southern California wildfire, while investigators searched for the arsonist who set the blaze that burned 63 square miles. Pablo Cerda, 23, of Fountain...

$500,000 Reward Posted In Calif. Fire

"California - As flames roared through the canyons of Southern California, authorities increased the reward to $500,000 Friday for the arrest of the arsonist responsible for the deaths of four firefighters in the nation's worst such tragedy in five years. A fifth firefighter...

Reward Increased For Arrest Of Arsonist

"California - As flames roared through the canyons of Southern California, authorities tripled the reward to $300,000 Friday for the arrest of the arsonist responsible for the deaths of four firefighters in the nation's worst such tragedy in five years. The wind-whipped,...

Arson investigators vow to get justice for victims : The Press-Enterprise

"Three years ago today, investigators began a search for an arsonist as the Old Fire raged out of control on its way to becoming San Bernardino County's worst blaze.They never made an arrest. Now, heavy-hearted...

Calif. fire started by arsonist kills 4 (AP)

" POPPET FLAT, Calif. - A wind-whipped wildfire started by an arsonist killed four firefighters Thursday and stranded up to 400 people in an RV park when flames burned to the edge of the only road out, officials said. "Everybody is hunkered down here. They're fighting the...

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