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  • September 2008

    • UK Millionaire Set Fire After Killing Family

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      UK Millionaire Set Fire After Killing Family

      (Newser) - Police have found the body of a UK millionaire inside the charred remains of his mansion, the Guardian reports. Authorities now believe Christopher Foster fatally shot his wife and teenage daughter, along with three family horses and four dogs, early on Aug. 26 before setting the house ablaze and turning the gun on himself. More »

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      murder  • United Kingdom  • England  • arson  • millionaires  • Britain  • wife  • daughter  • arsonist

  • May 2008

    • Arsonist May Have Set Fla. Fires

      CNN  |  May 13, 08 4:53 PM CDT

      Arsonist May Have Set Fla. Fires

      (Newser) - Fires that have raged across Florida over the last 2 days may have been deliberately set, Gov. Charlie Crist said today. Investigators have pointed to the fact that many of the blazes in different places sprang up at once as evidence of arson, CNN reports. Almost 100 homes have been damaged by the fires, which authorities say are now mostly contained. More »

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      Florida  • wildfires  • homes  • arson  • Charlie Crist  • damage  • arsonist

  • February 2008

    • Fire Destroys Seoul Landmark

      Reuters  |  Feb 11, 08 3:10 AM CST

      Fire Destroys Seoul Landmark

      (Newser) - A cherished South Korean landmark has been destroyed in a arsonist's fire, reports Reuters. A 610-year-old Seoul structure known as Namdaemun, or "Great South Gate," and regarded as the country's top national treasure collapsed after burning for hours last night. Police are searching for a man who they believed broke into the wood-and-stone structure to torch the landmark. More »

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      arson  • fire  • arsonist

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