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Date Posted: 03:24:36 11/26/03 Wed
Author: Pot
Subject: Re: Spontaneous corncob combustion!!
In reply to: Marv 's message, "Spontaneous corncob combustion!!" on 19:25:30 11/24/03 Mon

>Miss. Police Probe Port-A-John Pyromania
>Miss. Police Investigating a Series of Incidents Where
>Port-A-Johns Have Been Set on Fire
>
>The Associated Press
>
>
>
>STARKVILLE, Miss. Nov. 24 — Starkville police
>detectives are investigating a series of incidents in
>which portable toilet facilities, or port-a-johns,
>have been set on fire and destroyed at various
>construction sites around the city.
>The incidents have been occurring at night usually
>between midnight and dawn, police detective Bill Lott
>said.
>
>
>
>"We do believe that whoever is doing this is using
>some type of accelerant to get the port-a-johns
>burning rather quickly. They're all made of plastic,
>and once it goes up, it burns up rapidly, which is
>what we've seen in all the cases," Lott said.
>
>No suspects had been identified or arrested as of
>Friday.
>
>Police are planning to send remnants of one of the
>burned port-a-johns to the State Crime Laboratory in
>Jackson for testing to determine if accelerants were
>used to set them aflame.
>
>Those responsible for the vandalism face arson charges
>and five to 20 years imprisonment if convicted.
>
>"Our biggest concern is that if one of these
>port-a-johns is close to a house or other building
>under construction and is set on fire, then the fire
>could spread to the larger structure and possibly to
>an adjacent one that might be occupied," Lott said.
>
>"We are urging people in areas where there is
>construction going on and port-a-johns have been
>placed to keep an eye out, especially at night. Being
>alert could help us catch those who are responsible."
>
>
>
>Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights
>reserved. This material may not be published,
>broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Marvin, you sure picked a shitty subject this time!!!

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