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$3.5 million luxury home torched in South Carolina

Eco-Defence | 06.06.2008 16:23 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. - 16 partially or recently constructed luxury homes have been intentionally burned down in southeast Charlotte, western Union County, and Lancaster County, South Carolina since 2001. Authorities have yet to find who is responsible for the fires, but now believe that radical environmentalists may be behind the arsons. The most recent development to go up in smoke was a $3.5 million mansion destroyed Monday evening, see pictures below.





More pictures:  http://www.charlotte.com/multimedia/galleries/gallery/651704.html

The fire at 8407 Winged Bourne Drive, south Charlotte, started about 7:30 p.m. in a second floor hallway and spread quickly, shooting flames hundreds of feet into the air. The three-story mansion off Gleneagles Road near Quail Hollow Club had plywood floors and studded walls and was about 60% complete. By Tuesday investigators had ruled out all possible accidental causes.

“The only difference is this burned during daylight,” said Charlotte's Chief Fire Investigator David Lowery said, declining to elaborate.

See also:

ELF Burn Down Luxury Homes (March 3rd)
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/392915.html

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pity

06.06.2008 20:19

At that price they should have put in sprinklers and a decent alarm.

Strange to see environmentalists add to the carbon problem and burn down a building constructed with renewable recourses, own goal or what.

Harry Purvis


keep on burning

07.06.2008 05:15

burning and looting

fire


Nice pics

07.06.2008 15:59

Not totally an own goal as the environment ( root=land ownership and its use ) is a class issus and not just for the wooly jumper NGO brigade. Probably take to long to nick all the building materials. Reminds me of the Glendower campaigns - hmm just thinl of al;l those yuppies moving down to the south west with all their ill gotten loot...

ecovillagesforall


housing crash

07.06.2008 21:59

its ok...we're insured

james


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