Wednesday 3 July 2013

A series of very unfortunate coincidences...

Huffington Post, August 2012:

New Zealand's Olympics hospitality house during London 2012 has caught on fire - after an outdoor barbecue exploded on Wednesday evening.

The fire broke out as guests were watching a game of hockey and up to 300 were evacuated. No one was hurt but Kiwi House is now closed until further notice.


Daily Mail, November 2012:

A £2.8million mansion in London's most exclusive street nicknamed 'Billionaires' Row' has been destroyed by a fire that ripped through the property in the early hours of this morning.

The wealthy Russian owners of the six-bedroom detached property on The Bishops Avenue, in Hampstead, escaped unharmed but the house, which was still smouldering this afternoon, was almost completely destroyed with much of the roof collapsed.


London Loves Business, January 2013:

Russian oligarch, Omar Murtuzaliev, flew to London today to restore his dream £23m London home after it burnt down.

The Bayswater mansion burnt down just months before Murtuzaliev was due to move into the six-storey property. The fire started in the basement and burnt through the rest of the house, visibly charring the outside of the house.


Evening Standard, July 2013:

A £4 million west London house was destroyed by fire early this morning.

Dozens of firefighters fought the blaze which engulfed the three-storey house in Campden Grove, Kensington, at about 6am. The house was under renovation with work underway to build to basement extension.

3 comments:

Woodsy42 said...

And exactly how many were caused by cows?

Graeme said...

is that a "convenient" fire?

Mark Wadsworth said...

W42, cows have been known to set fire to barns and so on, not houses in central London.

G, given how difficult it is getting permission to change or expand a home in these areas (conservation areas?), I can see why there might actually be an upside to the stupid old building on your multi-million pound plot of land being burned down.