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Venezuela's largest building on fire, still burning.
Houston Chronicle ^
Posted on 10/17/2004 1:06:41 PM PDT by tdewey10
Jorge Silva / Reuters Plumes of thick smoke and flames engulf the upper half of the 56-floor East Tower of the Parque Central block, in Caracas, Venezuela, today. A huge fire on Sunday ripped through Venezuela's highest tower in a Caracas complex housing dozens of government ministries and state agencies, but there were no casualties, officials said.
CARACAS, Venezuela - A huge fire ripped through more than 16 floors of Venezuela's highest tower today, in a Caracas complex housing dozens of government ministries and state agencies, but there were no casualties,
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bigassfire; chavez; chavezsreichstagfire; fire; incendiogrande; venezuela
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See the link for pictures. Eerily reminescent of 9/11.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:06:41 PM PDT
by
tdewey10
To: tdewey10
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:08:29 PM PDT
by
Bommer
(“ Bush met the First Lady at a BBQ? That's Love brotha!" - stainlessbanner)
To: tdewey10
Interesting that the biggest building in Caracas is devoted to government.
This might just be the housecleaning they need down there.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:10:31 PM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Bommer
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:10:40 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Member: Fathers Against Rude Television)
To: tdewey10
> The fire was still burning this afternoon, and officials
> evacuated the area as a precaution in case the top half
> of the building collapsed.
As if a collapse would stop with just the top half.
But without all the jet fuel, it may not get hot
enough to melt the steel structure.
So, no water tanks on top, coupled to a sprinkler system?
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:11:21 PM PDT
by
Boundless
(Was your voter registration sabotaged? Don't find out Nov. 2. Vote early.)
To: steveo
Looks like windows missing on RH side...
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:11:29 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Member: Fathers Against Rude Television)
To: tdewey10
I hope all the people are evacuating safely.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:11:36 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Bommer
Wow, quite a deja vu moment.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:12:06 PM PDT
by
TFine80
(DK'S)
To: tdewey10
Venezuela deteriorates under the Communist leader. This may be actually an operation in the civil war, or Communist sabotage against governmnet departments that are not sympathetic with the revolution.
To: tdewey10; Dog Gone; Carry_Okie
Could it be a retaliation for the RIPOFF of the RECALL???
Government building and all... That wasn't started by a plane, was it???
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:13:46 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(The demeaning of America's morale... Why can't people see it's "an inside job?")
To: Jack Black
Odds are its arson by the anti-communist side. The fire started at 1 am in an otherwise empty building. This is probably to be expected after the vote fraud during the referendum.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:14:36 PM PDT
by
tdewey10
(But Monks working by candlelight in the dark ages could produce kerning)
To: tdewey10
Is NERO CHAVEZ playing his fiddle.
They always do after they start
these huge conflagrations.
Who does he blame? Do they use
lions in Venezuela?
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:14:52 PM PDT
by
cliff630
(cliff630 (Didn't Christ ask Pilate, "What is the Truth." Even while looking in the face of TRUTH))
To: Hank Rearden
Interesting that the biggest building in Caracas is devoted to government.
Let's not go there.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:17:22 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(I'm stuned, stuned!)
To: cliff630
Is NERO CHAVEZ playing his fiddle. Oh, you mean he doesn't have a saxophone and bongos?
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:19:06 PM PDT
by
The Duke
To: The Duke
As of 4:20 pm two interior floors have collapsed.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:20:29 PM PDT
by
tdewey10
(But Monks working by candlelight in the dark ages could produce kerning)
To: tdewey10
It sure is. I wonder if commies set the fire so they can blame it on the opposition and Chavez gets more repressive.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:21:08 PM PDT
by
Ptarmigan
(Proud rabbit hater and killer)
To: tdewey10
Oil Prices will surge tommorow probably by 5 dollars a barrel, 60 dollars here we come.
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:21:56 PM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(Actually i dropped in on)
To: aft_lizard
You're probably right. When does Tokyo open?
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:24:05 PM PDT
by
tdewey10
(But Monks working by candlelight in the dark ages could produce kerning)
To: tdewey10
I wonder how much this will cost US?
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posted on
10/17/2004 1:24:48 PM PDT
by
WhiteGuy
(Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
To: Ptarmigan
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