No Bombs, but Detroit in Flames! - For A1

[Paolo]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/08/michig ... google_cnn

(CNN) -- Firefighters in Detroit, Michigan, grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night, officials said.

"A lot of these fires were due to high winds and downed wires," said Karen Dumas, a city spokeswoman.

There were no reports of deaths or injuries, she said.

"We had winds from 30-50 mph and have a number of downed power wires," said Detroit Fire Commissioner James Mack Jr. "We are attributing some of the fires to downed power wires which makes more fires with the wind being so strong."

Mack said that between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. the fire department responded to 140 calls for wires down before the evening outbreak.

Detroit firefighters received assistance from fire departments in the neighboring towns of Warren, Dearborn and Harper Woods.

"It's a matter of public safety," Dumas said. "We have enough resources to manage our daily demands, but that was an unusual and concentrated number of fires."

There also was at least one report of suspected arson associated with the fires, Mack said. A man in the city's northeast section is being questioned.

[A-1 (imported)]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/08/michig ... google_cnn

(CNN) -- Firefighters in Detroit, Michigan, grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night, officials said.

"A lot of these fires were due to high winds and downed wires," said Karen Dumas, a city spokeswoman.

There were no reports of deaths or injuries, she said.

"We had winds from 30-50 mph and have a number of downed power wires," said Detroit Fire Commissioner James Mack Jr. "We are attributing some of the fires to downed power wires which makes more fires with the wind being so strong."

Mack said that between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. the fire department responded to 140 calls for wires down before the evening outbreak.

Detroit firefighters received assistance from fire departments in the neighboring towns of Warren, Dearborn and Harper Woods.

"It's a matter of public safety," Dumas said. "We have enough resources to manage our daily demands, but that was an unusual and concentrated number of fires."

There also was at least one report of suspected arson associated with the fires, Mack said. A man in the city's northeast section is being questioned.

DAMMIT!

That's what you get when your you MAGIC gets rusty.

It was supposed to be Florida...

DAMMIT!

[micropenis (imported)]

Lighting a crack pipe in a heavy wind is always dangerous.

[DeaconBlues (imported)]

Well, I am surprised to NOT hear of some "religious leader" making some claim that the "evil people of...(fill in the blank) brought God's wrath down upon... Detroit!" Then telling everyone to NOT send their money or donations to those evil people, instead send your money to ... (again, fill in the blank with the lunatic religious leader of your choice).

Let's see, a hurricane hits Florida, and the "gays and gay tollerant society" caused that.

A hurricane hits New Orleans, again, the decadent "gays and gay tollerant..." cased that.

An earthquake hit Haiti, and of course, it is because slaves more than a hundred years ago "made a pact with the Devil" to get their freedom... "Don't send your money to them because they are EVIL, send it to ME!"

OK, I guess that it's MY turn to play "lunatic religious leader" now!

"The evil and wicked people of ... where was it? OH! Yes, DETROIT! The evil and wicked people of Detroit brought this on themselves and don't deserve any of your charitable donations! Instead, send all your money to ME! Yes! Send your (not) tax-deductable donations to ME! Deacon Blues, at 'The Church Of The Poisoned Mind' (of 'Culture Club' fame).

"PLEASE SEND YOUR MONEY NOW! And send a LOT of money because God will call me home if I don't get eight million dollars"

[moi621 (imported)]

Since when does rust, burn?

[A-1 (imported)]

Since when does rust, burn?

Rust is a form of oxidation just like burning. Only rusting is slower...