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Fire at Eric Garner memorial site on MLK Day was accidental; family claimed it was set on purpose
SI Live ^ | January 20, 2015

Posted on 01/20/2015 10:03:14 AM PST by maggief

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A fire that burned the Eric Garner memorial after a vigil led by the Rev. Al Sharpton on Martin Luther King Jr. Day was an accident, according to the city Fire Department.

Eric Garner's relatives, including daughter Erica Garner and step-father Benjamin Carr, have said that the fire was intentionally set.

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1 posted on 01/20/2015 10:03:14 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Hey you put candles next to highly flammable stuffed animals, photographs, and dried plants, what do you expect to happen?


2 posted on 01/20/2015 10:06:31 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

Looks like the pavement got damaged. Who’s gonna’ repair that? Hey DeBlasio!!


3 posted on 01/20/2015 10:16:30 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: maggief

Stop littering. Street memorials should be banned. Instead, make a donation to deceased family or charity.


4 posted on 01/20/2015 10:24:32 AM PST by FES0844
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To: Boogieman
The candle-lit memorial was covered?


5 posted on 01/20/2015 10:30:11 AM PST by maggief
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6 posted on 01/20/2015 10:31:10 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

A fire that burned the Eric Garner memorial after a vigil led by the Rev. Al Sharpton on Martin Luther King Jr. Day was an accident,
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Al and his cigarettes...


7 posted on 01/20/2015 10:36:27 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: maggief

Ha!

They were so worried about people messing with their memorial that they turned it into an oven.


8 posted on 01/20/2015 10:44:51 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: maggief

Combustion is raciss.


9 posted on 01/20/2015 12:04:17 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: dragnet2
Presumably you're helping restore the memorial to its former glory today?
10 posted on 01/20/2015 12:21:17 PM PST by wideawake
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