Update 2: Cars destroyed in Sliema blaze
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Four cars parked behind each other in Depiro Street, Sliema, were destroyed or extensively damaged in a fierce fire last night, the police and eyewitnesses said.
The police said that according to preliminary investigations, the fire started at 3 a.m.and spread from a Seat Ibiza to an Opel Astra, a Peugeot 107 and a Volkswagen Lupo.
The facades of two nearby shops were also damaged .
Two fire engines were quickly on the scene.
No one was injured.
Magistrate Doreen Clarke is holding an inquiry.
Picture: Marin Dimitrov
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Graham Crocker
Jun 19th 2008, 23:26
Could have been a car battery fire.
Andrew Gatt
Jun 19th 2008, 18:04
@ Andrew Bonnici.....no problem, mate!!! ;)
Andrew Bonnici
Jun 19th 2008, 15:40
Misunderstood you buddy...i'm not a hunter but one of my relatives is a member of the FKNK. thanks to him i managed to understand what people like you and him feel when Birdlife release such rubbish....
forget my previous comment, was completely wrong then..
Andrew Gatt
Jun 19th 2008, 15:06
Dear Andrew Bonnici, ever heard of sarcasm or tongue in cheek !?? For your information, I'm a hunter myself - and proud of it!! I respect the law and respect others..........but I have lost all respect for Birdlies and Co who try and put collective blame on us all.
I think you've missed the point of my comment, my friend!
John Demanuele
Jun 19th 2008, 08:10
Excuse me good people, but who said it was arson? If I read correctly an inquiry has been initiated. Why not let it run and reach its conclusion before jumping to conclusions? Have a good day.
Andrew Bonnici
Jun 19th 2008, 08:08
Mr. Andrew Gatt,
Dont you think you're being too exaggerated? i must admit, if you're one of the Bird Life movement, you are rendering yourselves more ignorantthan ever...easy for you to blame the hunters! well let me tell you something, if there is someone in the world who cares about the environment are the hunters/bird catchers, etc..im still trying to understand what "Bird Life" are trying to communicate to us, because im seeing no good happening in malta with all this fuss.... im sure you have other better things to do, sur gatt!
J.M. Chapelle
Jun 17th 2008, 19:10
Nobody can rest easy at night anymore.
v.pulis
Jun 17th 2008, 18:28
a few months ago I remember we had a spate of arson attacks on cars. then it abated only to start again lately. clearly there is some sick person running around malta responsible for all these attacks who must be caught and given a sentence that he will remember for the rest of his miserable life.and re Mr. Andrew Gatt's comment about hunters being responsible, I don't see what he's driving at. nobody mentioned hunters....except Mr. Gatt!
Andrew Gatt
Jun 17th 2008, 11:56
It's the hunters! It's the hunters! It's always the hunters! Isn't it obvious??? What? No press releases by Birdlife yet? ;) ;) ;)
J Oatmon
Jun 17th 2008, 10:26
It is obvious that all these recent car fires are started deliberately - this many cannot be coincidence.
It is obvious that there needs to be CCTV cameras on the streets of Malta to monitor events (mainly at night) and catch the criminals. The 'wringing of hands' about the 'CCTV loss of privacy' will not change anything, because it is obvious that this crime is easy to get away with - no one has every been caught or prosecuted.
The recent Hamrun car vandalism case shows the attitude of these 'people' and of the Maltese justice system handing out a 'suspended sentence' for deliberate multiple acts of vandalism! There should be a rule for deliberate vandalism of 'make good the damage' or go to prison.