Also, the super burger recipe was missing and the register was empty. Police investigators found no signs of a break-in, the Family Fun register empty, Mr. Armes's safe open and the recipe was not there. Also, David Eldrige was the only other person besides Mr Armes who knew the safe combination and had keys to the restaurant. If someone else had committed the death of Mr Armes then how would they get in without it looking like they physically broke into the
There was no fire safety rules implied and forced and also there was doors that opened inwards so when they were all crammed in a small space trying to escape they couldn't open the door because there was to many people in the way of the door. There was one stairway they had but it lead down into a fenced in yard and the door to the yard was wooden so it would feed the fire even more. Those are some reasons why he could be responsible for the factory fire like the inadequate safety laws, but in contrast, the fire department could be also. The fire department didn't get there fast enough and they're ladders were too short.
If many people had started to see David Eldridge go into the building and have his fingerprints and footprints everywhere around the dead body, how could it not be David Eldridge? Second, David Eldridge was the only other person who had the combination of the safe with money, the recipe for the restaurant's food, and the key to the restaurant’s building. After the murder, people found that the Family Fun register was empty. Which meant that somebody had stolen all of the money
Their head was broken and everything around them was in place which makes it suspicious. Furthermore, everyone thought it was a Portuguese born laborer who came to see Andrew earlier that day about missed payments that killed Andrew and Abby. After a lot of police investigation there was no sign of forced entry (The trial of Lizzie Borden, 2008). Then that leaves anyone in the house as a possible suspect, but the only person in the house at the time was Lizzie.
They had flammable things strung out everywhere. Scraps hanging from the rafters, the material they were working with was really flammable, they had containers full of oil. Yet, the workers didn’t
The manager at the time of the fire attempted to put to the fire using a fire hose but it was unsuccessful, as the hose was rusted shut from not being used. As the fire began to spread, panic began to increase. The frantic workers ran to the elevator but it could only hold 12 people at a time, and could only make 4 trips until it broke down due to the heat of the flames. Others fled to the stairs, only to find a locked door, many were burned alive. Many girls took a drastic measure and plunged out the windows to their deaths, the dead jumpers piled up along the cement.
Around the time 10:15 P.M. The Ignition of synthetic palm tree decorations is what is believed to have started the raging fire but it was never proved. There are many theories on what happened, but the ignition of fake palm trees by a match is believed to be the case. The main suspect Barney Welansky, had locked exits, concealed others with draperies, and even bricked up one emergency exit to prevent customers from leaving without paying] Coincidentally, on the night of the fire, he was
The spectators played a major role here. To begin with, unidentified person shouted “Do it!” persuading the deceased to set fire. Next, another unidentified spectator threw a cigarette lighter at the deceased’s foot, becoming the tool of igniting the gasoline. Without the lighter, the self killing would not have been achieved.
They could of been fromanother cow but that makes sense. People were smoking in the barnalso. They could of dropped one or lit something on fire. Firemenwere exhausted and they did not even put the fire out. The firemen put out a fire the day before also.
Early on everyone thought the bus boy working the night of the fire was the ignition source. The Melody Lounge was an intimate place with limited lighting and a man decided to remove one of the light bulbs from the palm trees to get his table even more intimate. Once the couple left, the bus boy’s job was to reinsert the light bulb into the palm tree. The bus boy, Stanley Tomaszewski, could not see to insert a new light bulb into one of the artificial palm trees in the Melody Lounge, so he struck a match to give himself light. According to this ignition theory, the bus boy did not see that he had accidentally caught the palm tree on fire when he struck the match.
The only fire protection that the building had was a few cans of Kilfyre, a chemical flame-dousing compound. The building owners, managers and fire department were all aware of this yet the theater was allowed to open
Letini. The arsonists have studied the different ways a house can catch on fire and have concluded that the house fire was a flashover and not a case of arson. Generally, people who study topics for years have a better understanding than the people doing it. Due to the main allegation being the report made by the fire department, this evidence rebutling the fire department should have by more than enough evidence to throw this case
The city also didn’t have fire alarms in almost every building, just the ones that could afford it. Even some schools didn’t have a fire alarm. The fire could have been able to be prevented by using other materials. Some buildings that weren't made out of wood, still caught fire.
The author states," Schaffer signaled down the speaking tube and had his assistant strike Box 342. This sent engines rumbling through the streets — to a location almost a mile away from the O’Learys’ barn. " Then, he struck another box, which was still seven blocks away from the fire's location. These errors meant that the firefighters would have to follow the smoke and that the firefighters closest to the fire would not be able to help. Another cause of the fire was the equipment used to fight the fire.
I’ll be honest, I was a bit skeptical of going to this meeting. I was nervous, anxious, and worried what they might think or ask. At the same time though, I was also excited. I was excited because I wanted to learn more about Alcohol Anonymous. Walking into a church where I knew no one and knew what these people struggle with was a bit eye opening.
