Questionable headlines (General)

by dan, Friday, November 11, 2022, 19:02 (525 days ago)

OK, this just seems a bit off somehow:

Man charged for starting Taiwan Carrefour logistics center fire

Although entirely possible, this bit of the article caught my eye:

After months of investigation, prosecutors concluded the fire was started due to oversight. They held Hsu accountable, citing that he failed to put out cigarettes after smoking in a pallet storage area at 6:58 and 7:07 a.m. on March 14.

At around 7:16 a.m., pallets began burning next to where Hsu had been smoking.

At around 7:16AM? After months of investigation? The seems suspiciously specific and just, well, odd odd as fuck.

Upon reviewing surveillance camera footage, prosecutors confirmed that Hsu was the only smoker at the scene around the time the fire started. The pallets began burning within 10 minutes of Hsu leaving.

Hsu was charged with “negligently setting fire to an occupied building.”

OK, good, OK. So, if you had this surveillance footage, why did it take months? And, here's a leap, were there no fire detectors? Who was responsible for THAT?

If I were the insurer, I'd be paying for the overtime to look into this 'negligence'.

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