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XCalibur · 01-21-2011, 07:37 PM

It is always occuring to me a case I hadn't seen discussed on here, and yet another one came to me the other day.

This was happening in the Pacific Northwest I think, someone was setting fires to various businesses, but the fires being set were far hotter than normal fires. Someone using rare accelerants and unique mixtures of chemicals was setting fires so hot that several fire fighters had died trying to put them out.

The guy doing this was consdiered to be a master arsonist because of the intensity and degree of heat of the fires he was setting. They even mentioned on the segment law enforcement was calling him the "king of arsonists"

Does anyone remember or have any info on this case?

Thiussat · 01-22-2011, 03:35 PM

Yes I remember it. It is a case I think I have brought up here before. I found it highly interesting due to the fact he seemed to "really" know what he was doing. To my knowledge he/she has never been caught.

XCalibur · 01-22-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Thiussat

Yes I remember it. It is a case I think I have brought up here before. I found it highly interesting due to the fact he seemed to "really" know what he was doing. To my knowledge he/she has never been caught.

I googled it and can find no info anywhere on this case thus far, but it may just be a matter of typing in the right words. But the fact that I can't remember to many details hinders it, if anyone knows anymore about it please post, thanks!

Charli-Ann · 01-22-2011, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XCalibur

It is always occuring to me a case I hadn't seen discussed on here, and yet another one came to me the other day.

This was happening in the Pacific Northwest I think, someone was setting fires to various businesses, but the fires being set were far hotter than normal fires. Someone using rare accelerants and unique mixtures of chemicals was setting fires so hot that several fire fighters had died trying to put them out.

The guy doing this was consdiered to be a master arsonist because of the intensity and degree of heat of the fires he was setting. They even mentioned on the segment law enforcement was calling him the "king of arsonists"

Does anyone remember or have any info on this case?

I actually read somewhere that the Blackstock lumber fire may NOT have been arson after all. Here's the article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1995/9502220161.asp

Charli-Ann

1990 UM fan · 02-03-2012, 03:21 PM

It's unbelievable that someone could come up with such a mixture to cause fires that rage to 5000-7000 degrees and can boil concrete and melt steel with ease. That's as hot as heat given off by nuclear bomb explosions. Water can't even put the fires out because of the oxygen making them bigger, so they had to burn themselves out.

justins5256 · 02-03-2012, 05:04 PM

I also read that article about the possibility of the Black Stock Lumber Fire being an accident and not arson. I would be curious to know then just how many arsons are still attributable to this elusive arsonist.

Given the seemingly complex nature of these fires, and the very real possibility that other fires (in addition to Black Stock) could have been caused accidentally and mis-identified as arson, I wonder if this alleged "king of arsonists" even exists.

01-21-2011, 07:37 PM	#1
XCalibur Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Belfast, Va Posts: 980	Anyone remember the "King of Arsonists" case? It is always occuring to me a case I hadn't seen discussed on here, and yet another one came to me the other day. This was happening in the Pacific Northwest I think, someone was setting fires to various businesses, but the fires being set were far hotter than normal fires. Someone using rare accelerants and unique mixtures of chemicals was setting fires so hot that several fire fighters had died trying to put them out. The guy doing this was consdiered to be a master arsonist because of the intensity and degree of heat of the fires he was setting. They even mentioned on the segment law enforcement was calling him the "king of arsonists" Does anyone remember or have any info on this case?

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01-22-2011, 03:35 PM	#2
Thiussat Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2007 Posts: 601	Yes I remember it. It is a case I think I have brought up here before. I found it highly interesting due to the fact he seemed to "really" know what he was doing. To my knowledge he/she has never been caught.

02-03-2012, 05:04 PM	#6
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	I also read that article about the possibility of the Black Stock Lumber Fire being an accident and not arson. I would be curious to know then just how many arsons are still attributable to this elusive arsonist. Given the seemingly complex nature of these fires, and the very real possibility that other fires (in addition to Black Stock) could have been caused accidentally and mis-identified as arson, I wonder if this alleged "king of arsonists" even exists.