An Unfortunate spate of fires.

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Arson attack on an Islamic centre

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Police believe the centre was the target of an arson attack

An Islamic centre in Bedfordshire has been gutted by fire in what police believe was an arson attack.
No-one was injured in the blaze, which started just after midnight at the centre in Bury Park Road, Luton.
A police spokesman said there was "considerable damage" and the road was likely to remain closed while forensic teams investigated the cause.
He warned of rush-hour delays and said police were looking at links to a BMW car found burnt out in Elmore Road.
Insp Martin Peters said: "It appears an accelerant was used and our immediate priorities include who started this fire and why, and making motorists aware."


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Huge blaze destroys Sikh temple (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8039526.stm)

More than 70 firefighters tackled a blaze that destroyed a Sikh temple in Greater Manchester.
The blaze ripped through a multi-use building in the Strangeways area of Cheetham Hill at 2330 BST on Wednesday.

The ground floor offices and the first floor, which was home to the temple, were gutted in the fire.
Firefighters tackled the blaze throughout the night. An investigation is under way but the fire is not thought to be suspicious.

A fire service spokeswoman said: "There was a partial collapse in the first floor ceiling and firefighters had to enter the building wearing breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze."
Bury Road is closed while crews dampen the blaze down.

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Store hit by blaze (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1114443_store_hit_by_blaze)

Yakub Qureshi
May 09, 2009

FIRE crews have tackled a massive supermarket blaze in Bolton town centre.
Four fire engines were sent to the Quick Save African Shopping Centre on Deane Road early today.
The single storey building was well alight. More than 20 emergency workers spent several hours battling to control the blaze and an aerial platform was use to douse the building from above.
Investigators are now probing the cause of the blaze, which was reported at around 3.20am.
A fire service spokesman said: "Our team will be looking to determine what the cause of the fire might have been and what further action, if any is needed.
"The premises appeared to be locked and shut up at the time. It may have been an electrical fault."