Arson

Firefighter jailed for £23,000 arson
A retained firefighter who started a blaze which caused £23,000 of damage so he could earn a call-out fee, has been jailed for two years.
13:15 Wednesday 5th February 2003

Australian firefighter charged with starting forest blazes
An Australian firefighter has appeared in court charged with arson.
08:02 Tuesday 28th January 2003

Arson attack causes £250,000 damage at museum
Damage estimated at more than £250,000 was caused by an arson attack on a railway museum.
12:14 Thursday 26th December 2002

Nightclub fire may have been started deliberately
A fire in a nightclub in Venezuela that has left 47 people dead could have been started deliberately.
08:06 Monday 2nd December 2002

Burrell received hundreds of threats after trial - report
Former royal butler Paul Burrell reportedly received hundreds of menacing phone calls before the suspected arson attack on his flower shop.
01:28 Monday 2nd December 2002

'Arson' attack on striking firefighter's home
A striking fireman has told of his horror at hearing his wife and two children had narrowly escaped injury in a suspected arson attack.
14:32 Saturday 23rd November 2002

Miss World and Muhammad claim leads to arson
A Nigerian newspaper office has been burned down after it was suggesting the prophet Muhammad may have favoured marrying a Miss World contestant.
17:48 Wednesday 20th November 2002

Hostel fire publicity in Australia 'created unfair trial'
The lawyer representing the man convicted of the Brisbane hostel fire which killed 15 young backpackers has told the appeal court he never had a fair trial.
09:30 Tuesday 29th October 2002

Memorial dedicated to victims of hostel fire
Mourners from six countries have gathered in Australia to dedicate a memorial for 15 backpackers who perished in a hostel fire two years ago.
08:08 Saturday 26th October 2002

Sydney bush fires started deliberately
Detectives say two major bush fires threatening the outskirts of Sydney may have been started on purpose.
09:07 Tuesday 8th October 2002

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