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An. “arsonist _ has |
struck at. a North Shore.
tower apartment block
forthe third time. this:
» month,’ gutting ‘another.
elevator in’éxactly the |
same way as one was:
burned up just two
weeks earlier,

Damage to an elevator : at
Tower A of the International
Plaza complex ‘is put' at
$20,000 in the. fire which
occurred in the early hours

_of Tuesday and which was a
duplicate of one there
February 2.

had put blazing clothing in
the elevator and North.
Vencouver District Fire .
Captain Gordie Roberston
says; “This guy has just
i duplicated the same fire and

. we hope to hell he doesn’t do
it again.”

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within two weeks

— - , | Once ‘again the arsonist

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Firemen-2 ‘are beginning: to
wonder if the‘ person has a’
grudge against the apart-
ment complex or, someone
there.” Sunday,— two
motorcycles -in the un-
‘dergound car park ” there”,
were burned up ‘after’:
someone had poured what
was believed to be gasoline
over one and set it alight.

As ‘to: whether all three
fires are connected, Captain
Robertson comments: “You
bet all three are connected
to the same kook.”

“HE ISN'T FOOLING”

The latest fire means that
of the three elevators in the
tower only one is now
working. “If he gets that
One, they're going to have to
walk,” comments Captain
Robertson. “This. guy isn't
fooling around.”

The first elevator fire was
discovered when a couple
returning to their home late

door opened.

at night pressed the button
- and were greeted by a ‘burst
of flame when the elevator

‘That fire caused $14,000
damage and replaced parts
are still being awaited before

it can be put back in order.

This time, firemen had to

pry: open the . cage. door:

before they could even get to:
the blaze and. the elevator
was completely gutted out.

“It was really going when we

got there, says the fire
captain, =” '
Damage was confined

strictly to the elevator itself

since it is in a cocrete shaft

and Captain Robertson says
there is only one con-
solation,

“It has proven one thing —
that the clevator cars do
contain the fire.” But he
adds: “it's a very expensive
way of finding out.”

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