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This sex is on fire: Love-cheat Italians leave car in flames

A passionate affair between an Italian couple who were cheating on their spouses reached an embarrassing climax a few nights ago.

Published: 14 March 2016 10:55 CET
This sex is on fire: Love-cheat Italians leave car in flames
The pair met for their car tryst by the square in Gubbio, Umbria. Photo: Matteo Alessandrini

The pair had arranged their car tryst by a square in the Umbrian town of Gubbio.

But, feeling a little cold despite the sparks between them, they put the car heater on, Corriere del’Umbria reported.

Perhaps the passion got too much for the heater too – the fan short-circuited, causing a fire inside the car.

The lovers were forced to flee the vehicle and call the fire brigade.

In an attempt to cover their tracks, they tried to claim that the car had been stolen and deliberately set alight.

But the police didn't buy it and the pair were reported to the local prosecutor. They now face charges for creating a false public alarm.
 

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Why have there been so many fires in Copenhagen this year?

Thursday’s fire at Denmark’s tax ministry follows a blaze at the historic Old Stock Exchange and several fires at the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk on the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Published: 27 June 2024 15:11 CEST
Why have there been so many fires in Copenhagen this year?

A fire broke out on Thursday morning on the roof of the building which houses Denmark’s Tax Ministry in central Copenhagen, which fire services in the capital were able to put out shortly afterwards.

The Tax Ministry fire is at least the fifth high-profile blaze in and around Copenhagen since April, following three at different buildings owned by pharma giant Novo Nordisk and the devastating fire which turned parts of the historic Old Stock Exchange (Børsen) to rubble.

The high number of fires occurring within a relatively short period appears to be down to no more than chance, Jens Kastvig, an expert with the Danish Society of Engineers said to newswire Ritzau.

“There’s always a risk that a fire can break out in a building,” Kastvig said, noting that the average annual fire rate is around one per 100,000 to 150,000 square metre of building.

“That could be anything from a smaller to a larger fire,” he said.

Kastvig said that he initially guessed the Tax Ministry fire was the result of renovation work.

Both Børsen and the Novo Nordisk buldings were also undergoing renovations at the time of their fires. This increases the risk of fire breaking out in a more flammable material such as bitumen waterproofing, or a fire otherwise related to the ongoing work.

No renovations were ongoing at the Tax Ministry however, the building’s owner ATP Ejendomme has confirmed.

“The fire services are busy at the moment. But I hope it’s a coincidence,” Kastvig said.

Tim Ole Sørensen of the Copenhagen Fire Service, Hovedstadens Beredskab, said on Thursday that there was no suggestion that the fires were related.

“There’s nothing that indicates any form of connection at all to us, and we are talking about very different businesses and types of building,” he said.

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