Mon Feb 23, 11:42 am ET NICOSIA (Reuters) – Disgruntled diners at a taverna in Cyprus opened fire with a shotgun and doused the room in petrol, threatening to torch it after a dispute with the owner over the bill. Three men had quarreled over a 93 euro ($120) charge for drinks and food at the restaurant in Mesana [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fire’
14 Feb
Australian man charged with arson
In pictures: Fire refugees Australian police have charged a man with lighting one of the country’s deadly bushfires. The 39-year-old was charged with arson causing death, for lighting a fire near Churchill in eastern Victoria state. The blaze killed at least 21 people. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described Australia’s deadliest bushfires as mass murder. [...]
11 Feb
Massive fire consumes luxury hotel in Beijing
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING — A nearly finished 44-story luxury hotel that was part of Beijing’s Olympic construction boom was ravaged by fire Monday, while people set off fireworks to celebrate the end of Lunar New Year festivities. The fire was the latest in a series of calamities to befall China since the [...]
