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Source: UK Media reports
Evening Standard
An arsonist today admitted killing seven people – four generations of the same family - by pouring petrol through the letterbox of a house in Chingford and setting it alight.
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Rochdale Observer. co.uk. |
POLICE have warned yobs responsible for a spate of fireworks-fuelled arson attacks they could face a life sentence. The message comes after three houses within half a mile of each other had explosives put through their letterbox on Monday night.
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Joe Thompson and David McAllister, from Glasgow, admitted pouring petrol through the letterbox of Ruth Whitton's home at Baglan, Port Talbot, south Wales and setting it alight.
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NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Mirror.co.uk |
HOME ALONE ARSON DEATH
A BOY of nine left alone with his sister died yesterday in a fire at their home in a suspected arson attack. A flammable liquid was poured through the family's letterbox on June 16 but the material was not lit.
Welwin & Hatfield Times
Arson attack closes school
An arson attack closed a school and caused £10,000 worth of damage, despite the best efforts of neighbours to tackle the blaze. Pupils’ work was ruined by the arsonists, who poured flammable liquid
through the letterbox and set it alight.
This is HARINGEY
Appeal for witnesses to arson attack on salon
The salon was also targeted on June 1 last year when somebody poured petrol through the letterbox and set the store alight. It took three months to refurbish.
The Argus
Arsonists caused more than £3,000 of damage to a pizza restaurant by pouring petrol through the letterbox and setting it alight.
NEWS SCOTSMAN.COM Mum and children flee after fireworks attack on home
A LIT firework was shoved through the letterbox of a young mother's flat today while she and her family slept.
The firework, believed to be a rocket, ricocheted off a light switch and shot down the hall before it exploded.
Firework thug left grandfather badly burned
A YOUTH left a grandfather with horrific burns after he shoved a lighted firework through his letterbox.
Kris McBain, 20, tossed the rocket through 62-year-old Charles Whyte's front door in Bo'ness, West Lothian, just after 2am on November 6th last year.
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5. Fireworks link to blaze at house
6. Schoolgirl orphaned by 'hatred'
7. Firework pushed through letterbox in Antrim
8. Couple stunned by letter box firework
In House of Commons Hansard Debates for 8 May 2001 (pt 13) Mr. Hawkins said:
“It is not hard to envisage the consequences of such an unpleasant attack, in which petrol is poured through someone's letter box and set alight. We see that all too frequently in our towns and inner cities. In many of those tragic cases of criminal arson, people in the house have no connection with the subject of the grudge attack, and young children have been burned to death.”
The Metropolitan Police Crime Prevention advice:
'Letter boxes / plates should be considered as an aperture which can be used by the criminal, either to extract goods from within in close proximity to the door, commonly door keys, or to work vulnerable locking devices from the inside.'
Association of British Insurers Advice:
'Acting must be considered to 'arson proof' all access points to a building. This means fitting items such as metal containers to letter boxes so lighted material cannot be pushed through into the building.'
Fire Brigade Advice:
'Block letterbox and install external/internal arson proof letterbox.'
Master Locksmiths Association Advice:
Internal security flaps or letter cages/internal postal boxes may be needed to prevent access to door locks through the letter plate. It is recommended that the letter plate be omitted from the door and an external postal box shall be provided for mail delivery where the sole means of internally locking a door is hand (not key) operated.
FROM 1 OCTOBER 2006 ALL BUSINESS OWNERS (OR MANAGERS) IN THE UK ARE NOW PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY AND ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT A RISK ASSESSMENT OF THEIR OFFICE OR SHOP PREMISES
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS A TARGET TO REDUCE DOMESTIC FIRE-RELATED DEATH BY 20 PER CENT AND ARSON BY 10 PERCENT BY 31 MARCH 2010
IN VIEW OF THE NEW LEGISLATION, MEDIA REPORTS AND STATISTICS ON CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY YOU MUST IMPROVE PHYSICAL SECURITY IN THE LETTER BOX IN ORDER TO STAY LEGAL
ARE YOU READY FOR NEW FIRE REGULATIONS AND TARGETS?
British Gas commissioned report - 2006:
“Our homes play the crucial role in global warming. The average domestic property in Reading churns out 6,189kg of CO2 a year with the equivalent environment impact as driving an average 1.4 - 2.0L family car 17,200 miles each year or flying a Boeing 747 13,000 miles - two return flights between London and New York."
Daily Mail - July 2006
“The new average annual gas bill is up by around 50% in a year and 91% since 2003.”
Energy Prices Forecast:
“The spiralling costs of energy could demand half your family’s or business’s budget within a few years.”
The Chancellor announced that he wants all new houses built by 2016 to be 'zero-carbon'
The UK is currently committed to cutting its carbon emissions by 12.5% from 1990 levels by 2012 under the Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding international agreement
A new climate change bill will make the UK government's long-term goal of a 60% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 a legally binding target
The Draught Proofing Advisory Association:
Owners and tenants of industrial, commercial and public buildings are reminded to thermally upgrade properties in line with the ever-increasing standards for new buildings, in order to maximise energy efficiency and thus avoid over-payments on Climate Change Levy
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) IS A COMPULSORY REQUIREMENT FOR ALL HOME SELLERS IN THE UK
ARE YOU READY FOR NEW ENERGY SAVING STANDARDS AND TARGETS ?
RECORDED TYPES OF CRIME AND VANDALISM ATTACKS THROUGH THE LETTER BOX
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Introduction of fireworks
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Introduction of inflammable liquid and solid substances
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Introduction of noxious liquid and solid substances
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Theft of the keys and further theft of a motorcar or a burglary
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Access to locks and burglary
POSSIBLE EFFECTS TO RESIDENTS
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Loss of lives
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Damage to health
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Financial losses
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Moral loss
POSSIBLE EFFECTS TO PROPERTY
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Fire
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Explosion
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Smoke, fumes, etc.
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Material damage
WOULD YOUR FAMILY OR BUSINESS SURVIVE AN ARSON ATTACK OR A LEGAL ACTION?
ARE YOU PREPARED TO SOARING ENERGY PRICES AND THE GLOBAL WARMING?
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