http://abc.gov.au/news/items/200605/1628712.htm?sa http://www.yourdemocracy.net.au/drupal/node/2620

I take it you never heard about this death. A cafe owner had twice tried to burn out his cafe to claim insurance over a short period of time. On the third attempt he poured so much gasolene into the building that when he lit it, it exploded like a bomb. A chair was blown through a first floor window across the road and he was crushed by the back wall of the building himself. The local news reported that it could have been a terrorist attack until his body was found and things pieced together. The building had to be demolished and the site is still an empty block in a main city street. The real stupidity of this idiot was that when police checked he wasnt in financial trouble as reported and had no need to blow up the business for the insurance

Submitted on 03/05/2007

Submitted by: Randy B
Reference: abc.gov.au, etc.

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'm only going neutral because I couldn't get the second link to work, but there's enough of a write-up to go on. We had a similar story of two folks who hired an incompetent to burn their business but did it themselves, lighting a ciggie after pouring the gasoline (with predictable results). The fact that this fellow had NO financial difficulties at all makes me wonder why he did it, and three times at that. We'll need more info for a final write-up, but for now I'll bite!

Chip said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Third try is a charm. This one was so adamant about being included here that he had to try three times! If there were more humor in this one I'd vote Definitely keep. Thanks for the story, Randy

Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
It's the 3 attempts that make it funny for me. Thanks. It may need a better writeup though

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