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| San Diego Arson Fire Work of Eco-Terrorists ELF |
| 2003-09-19 |
| A fire that destroyed three homes under construction was the work of the eco-terrorist group Earth Liberation Front, officials said. The fire broke out about 2 a.m. and was confined to the homes that were already on fire, said Susan Smith, a dispatcher with the city fire department. It took firefighters about an hour to knock down the flames, she said. The California Highway Patrol on its Web site reported the blaze as an "Earth Liberation Front fire." The group is a loose association of militant environmentalists and previously has claimed responsibility for acts of arson and vandalism. A banner was hung on a building near the fire, but no information was being immediately released on its content, said Officer Rich Vergara of the San Diego Police Department. No damage estimate was immediately available and no injuries were reported. Got lucky again, but sooner or later somebody is going to die. The Earth Liberation Front took responsibility for a $50 million arson blaze in August that destroyed a five-story apartment building in San Diego that was under construction. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been investigating that incident as well as an arson and vandalism attack targeting Hummers and SUVs in Los Angeles County earlier this month. And they’re doing such a good job too. A second blaze was reported at 3:52 a.m. and destroyed one home that was under construction, a fire dispatcher said. Firefighters had the blaze, which also scorched a patch of grass, under control in about half an hour. The fire, which broke out about three miles west of the original blaze, was under investigation, said fire dispatcher Kelly Refer. Got a very active ELF cell out there in SoCal, maybe they’ll get greedy and the cops will catch a break. More likely they’ll decide it’s too hot there, go to ground and begin planning their next attacks in another area of the country. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 They are not even smart. The first San Diego Elf arson a few months back was three blocks from where I work. Its a grubby little dirt splotch between condos (occupied and evacuated during the fire) on one side and freeways on the other. Its not as if they were preserving the deserts and the natural wildlife. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-9-19 11:20:06 AM |
| #1 Arsonists are no friends of anyone who has ever gone to sea on a ship. Any arsonist that is caught on a ship is immediately put in protective custody and removed from the ship quickly. This is to protect the arsonist form injuries sustained from "falling up ladders" and other paranormal occurences. Sailors take special exception to someone who desires to kill them in a firey inferno. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-19 9:52:35 AM |