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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rayna Lamb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
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.