April 5, 2004
Reuters news reports today
that a whole town in Italy is being besieged by unexplainable
spontaneous fires. The fires started in January, 2004 in the
town of Canneto di Caronia, and have erupted almost daily, other than a
brief respite last month. So far, no humans have gone up in
flames, but cars, electrical boxes, wiring, lamps, air conditioners,
microwave ovens, and even an entire apartment have all been observed to
suddenly catch fire and completely burn to ash within seconds. The
police ruled out an arsonist after they observed some wiring catching
fire firsthand. After the initial outbreak, the local power
company cut the power to the town and installed a generator, but the
generator spontaneously combusted too.
Many experts are
descending on the area to do testing. One theory is that nearby
train track ground wires are building up electricity and causing the
problems, while others believe it is a rare natural phenomenon involving
energy surging up from the core of the earth. Others suspect the
supernatural, and believe the town should be exorcised. One thing
for sure, everyone who goes in thinking there is a simple explanation
has come out shaking their heads.......
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