City Arsonist at Work
posted by on August 21 at 8:47 AM
I posted to Slog yesterday about deliberately set fires in West Seattle and Interbay—Seattle lost a condo development and a portapotty to the flames—and a commenter called me out for “overreaction.” Now it looks like I might have been on to something.
An arsonist set several fires this weekend in Interbay, Magnolia and Queen Anne, damaging portable toilets, a vehicle and a trash container, Seattle police and fire officials said.Four fires were reported Sunday night between 10 and 10:30, police said. Plainclothes Seattle officers were nearby but were unable to catch the arsonist, police spokeswoman Renee Witt said.
Police aren’t linking these smaller fires to the blaze in West Seattle last week—big cities can have more than one arsonist on the loose at any given time—but my finely tuned instincts of overreaction tell me all these fires might be linked.
Dan, I can not tell you how much the phrase "my finely tuned instincts of overreaction" has made my morning. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
True overreaction would have been to link the fires to the I-5 construction.
Any thoughts on the fire on Rainier last night that injured a fire fighter and the other fires in that neighborhood earlier this summer?
I think this is another arsonist, but doesn't seem to be getting the same attention. The neighborhood is less affluent than West Seattle, a little more historically industrial and less residential in appearance, and is home to a growing number of nonprofits.
I guess I just wish that string of arsons was getting the similar attention...
Thoughts?
Dan, you don't need to set fires just to get attention.
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