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26 people??? Where are they all coming from? Sheesh... We have huge fires
here in the US but cannot remember one lasting as long as the one in
Australia, nor a series being set by more than one or two arsonists. As I
said in my earlier post, the mind boggles at such cruelty.
They certainly are coming out of the woodwork, aren't they? (pun intended)
Kat
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From: "Rayna Lamb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 4:27 AM
Subject: Re: Aussie Bush Fires
> Thanks, Kathy. From what I can gather it has been mainly isolated
> pyromaniacs getting caught up in the excitement. So far, about 26
> people have been arrested. With hot summer weather and very dry
> environments Australia is naturally at risk of bush fires. We
> certainly don't need any pyromaniacs contributing to the risk. So far
> there has been one fatality, a fireman. :-(
>
> Rayna
>
> On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 06:40:57AM -0500, Salkin Kathleen wrote:
> I'm glad you're not in the vicinity of the fires, Rayna. It boggles
my mind
> that arsonists would be so cruel and stupid, and show so much
disregard for
> life. Do the authorities think there's a group of arsonists
organising this
> thing or do they think that there are pyromaniacs getting caught up in
the
> excitement? That 12/13 year old girl might be such a case.
>
> I hope that Perth (and you) escape the fires.
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