I really need to get to bed - my mistakes here are making me look like a ditz!!!
Apologies for the wrong link above, I saved the reply link directly below the post number. Here is the correct link to the photo:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1495058/posts?page=3866#3866
Thanks for the photo. I am guessing they removed the bench rather than it evaporated into thin air.
The photo that shows a large, black scorch mark on the concrete was on the site that shall remain nameless and unlinked. It is still there on the site, about halfway down the page.