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It's not hard to imagine him being desperate (he was) and having some flukey drop a cig under the stand. The intention wasn't to kill people, just get a fire going that would abandon the game & result in a big payoff. I'm not saying that's what happened, but he seems to have had form. |
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It's a good thing you're not suggesting that's what happened, because it's insane. There's no way I can reconcile the notion that anyone would burn down a packed wooden stand during a match for insurance. |
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In this case, someone linked to 8 previous fires that netted 27 million in insurance payouts. Someone who learned, two days before the fire, that his stadium would need 2 million in improvements to be certified safe for the following season, because of their promotion. Someone in such dire financial trouble that he was unable to pay his staff beyond the current month. I don't see how you can reject it merely on the basis of not being able to imagine anyone doing it. We could both find plenty of examples of horrible things people did for money. |
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if it was on purpose I very much doubt they thought it would go up as fast as it did. Probably envisioned it would have been evacuated well before it was out of control. If there's lot of money involved you really shouldn't underestimate the risks people will take. |
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Popplewell is all over denying it today on the BBC site - would've been yesterday no doubt, but it was national liverpool day...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-32330734 |
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