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Firefighters Battle Huge Los Angeles Blaze (New Building Goes Up In Smoke Alert)
BBC News ^ | 12/08/14 | BBC News

Posted on 12/08/2014 12:53:08 PM PST by goldstategop

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To: SkyDancer
It appeared that only the BBC covered it - and on Drudge ...

Hundreds of stories posted on this today.

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41 posted on 12/08/2014 1:16:02 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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To: forgotten man
cracking their heads

solidarity with unionized LEOs?

42 posted on 12/08/2014 1:16:35 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: forgotten man

They are ALL Commie scum..Im all for raising enough money to send these Commie scum, every single one of them, to North Korea, let Kim Jung Un have some fun with them, let them enjoy Communism for a week see how they like it


43 posted on 12/08/2014 1:21:44 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: stephenjohnbanker

There is an Earth First type movement that encourages its members to torch new construction....


44 posted on 12/08/2014 1:23:23 PM PST by lacrew
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To: Clay Moore

That’s a problem with oil based paints, but not latex paints.


45 posted on 12/08/2014 1:26:26 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: goldstategop

"..hmmm..the reporter is "hot"....bath her and bring her to me"

46 posted on 12/08/2014 1:31:04 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: goldstategop

Happen to be on business here in LA area and drove right past it on the I-110 at 11Am here. A smoldering, stinky mess they were still hosing down. Must have been a big fireball at its peak. The other similar building still ok.


47 posted on 12/08/2014 1:31:49 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: Clay Moore

Could be, but I don’t think they were at the painting phase quite yet...and a lot of paints aren’t even flammable anymore. I think they’ve got to find another hypothesis.

LAFD does seem to think it was criminal, but perhaps that’s just because of its size and the fact that it all seemed to go up at once.


48 posted on 12/08/2014 1:36:28 PM PST by livius
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To: lacrew

Yeah, I heard that. They torched a Hummer dealership a few years ago.


49 posted on 12/08/2014 1:37:25 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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To: goldstategop
Arson is not covered under contractor policies. An accident would be.

If the destroyed building was under construction when it burned, an applicable Builder's Risk policy would pay for the fire loss even if it was caused by arson - unless the insurer could proved that arson was committed by an insured.

50 posted on 12/08/2014 1:47:53 PM PST by Always A Marine
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To: dragnet2

CA has the Agenda 21 central planning; building apartments close to public transportation.


51 posted on 12/08/2014 1:50:14 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: goldstategop

Ferguson?


52 posted on 12/08/2014 1:51:15 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: goldstategop

In the video report, it was stated the fire officials didn’t think the two fires were related.

Same night
Same area
Roughly same type of property under new construction or renovation
A lot of protest activity bringing the loons out from under the woodwork as of late

Connection seems likely to me, but they must have some reason for not thinking so. Perhaps they feel that if they say no, the perp will feel emboldened to try again. Perhaps they think they can catch him easier.


53 posted on 12/08/2014 2:11:06 PM PST by DoughtyOne (GOP. GOPe. GOPeGads! GOPeWWWWWWWWWWWWW...)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I guess I should have been more specific.

It is usually the cabinet people who start the fires. Our department worked one a few years ago where they got it above the lower explosive limit and then decided it was time for a cigarette.

Smoking does kill.

Other times it is the rags that seem to cook off about midnight thru 2am.

At the pre-dried in stage, it is usually a cigarette blown up against fresh wood.

That will burn crazy fast and hot.


54 posted on 12/08/2014 2:37:01 PM PST by Clay Moore ("911 is for when the backhoe won't start." JRandomFreeper)
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To: dragnet2

Yes, LA is one of the cities experiencing huge shortage of housing.


55 posted on 12/08/2014 2:42:38 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: goldstategop

How many subsidized apartments were scheduled to be part of the complex? Maybe it was self-defense by a concerned citizen wanting to live to see a few more birthdays.


56 posted on 12/08/2014 2:45:34 PM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

They had the south side completely open. On the northbound, the closed three lane and left three lanes open.

The LAFD was still spraying water. There was a lot of smoke ... You could see the destruction to the other buildings that were existing and not in construction.

I hurried through and hit up Trader Joe’s before dinner time. :o)


57 posted on 12/08/2014 2:46:03 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers

I read that there were and likely still are 250 firefighters on scene.

the photos reminded me of the orld trade center to some extent.


58 posted on 12/08/2014 2:47:13 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

I did hear an older firefighter this morning say it was “an historic fire” ... Once in a lifetime. He said because of intensity, large area covered.

I turned south off the 101 Hollywood Fwy this morning and my jaw dropped. I saw the fire from Temple all the way down to LA Live ...STaples Center where the Lakers play. I was off in the size but it seemed gargantuan.


59 posted on 12/08/2014 2:51:35 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers

Im going to start a search for the most impressive photos of same.


60 posted on 12/08/2014 2:53:05 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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