Thursday, July 12, 2007

My head 'doesn't hurt'

A fire earlier this week destroyed a local historic structure. The Washington (IN) Times-Herald announced some preliminary results to the investigation with this headline:

Meredith House fire ruled 'not an accident'

Dig deeper, though, and you'll find that the fire chief is quoted as saying:

"The fire was purposely set or by accident." (Emphasis added.)

To be fair, the fire chief did also say that accidental causes have been ruled out, but the context of the paragraph makes it appear that "accidental causes" in this case include lightning strikes or freak electrical accidents.

My head hurts.

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