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2020-01-02 Europe

3 women investigated for causing deadly blaze at German zoo

BERLIN (AP) ‐ Three women are under investigation in Germany for launching paper sky lanterns for the new year which apparently ignited a devastating fire that killed more than 30 animals at a zoo, officials said Thursday.

The three local women ‐ a mother and her two daughters, ages 30 to 60 ‐ went to police in the western city of Krefeld on New Year’s Day after authorities held a news conference about the blaze, criminal police chief Gerd Hoppmann said.

The women are being investigated on suspicion of negligent arson, prosecutor Jens Frobel said. The offense can carry a prison sentence of up to five years.

Many Germans welcome in the new year legally with fireworks at midnight. Sky lanterns, however, are both illegal and unusual in Germany. The mini hot-air balloons made of paper have been used in Asia for centuries.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-02 08:18|| || Front Page|| [11145 views ] Top

#1 A gentle outpouring of spirit...
And lanterns, the better to share it,
But still in their dreaming
The monkeys are screaming.
"Oh, Mutti, how long must we hear it?"

Posted by Chavimble Glirong9671 2020-01-02 10:28|| 2020-01-02 10:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Meine Damen, who'd spiel mit feuer,
Remember the fate of that voyeur:
One, hoist with petard,
Thus shown a retard
More buzzed than a buzzing McCoy-er!

Posted by Lex 2020-01-02 10:54|| 2020-01-02 10:54|| Front Page Top

#3 gaudy foreign bird
inaudible above us
naughty! laid an egg

Posted by Chavimble Glirong9671 2020-01-02 11:10|| 2020-01-02 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Was that a koan about a stealth bomber ?

Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-02 12:25|| 2020-01-02 12:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Nah, just the predictable B-29, I suppose, and something haiku-y that went kablooey. How could I miss the obvious rhyme for "bird?" [finger-chop]

Posted by Chavimble Glirong9671 2020-01-02 13:08|| 2020-01-02 13:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah yes ! I meant haiku. Not kablooey. Not kablooey at all.

Rhyme for bird - sheared ?

Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-02 14:42|| 2020-01-02 14:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Rhyme for bird - sheared ?

Forget it - he's rollin'...

Posted by Raj 2020-01-02 15:26|| 2020-01-02 15:26|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Ha! Me, before clicking the link: "Was it over when the British bombed Bar Harbor?"

Dron... I knew what you meant. Lord knows I'll quibble with some people [sorrowful skyward wave to Dad!], even whole classes of people, but not here. I'm the kind of person who'll make huge sweeping judgements based on little more than a pattern of typos or whatnot... but not here. Can't help smiling when people here are so persnickety about correcting their typos... because I've usually read right over them without noticing. Probably same for others? Eek. Rollover.

Posted by Chavimble Glirong9671 2020-01-02 23:59|| 2020-01-02 23:59|| Front Page Top

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