'Street of Dreams' homes destroyed by blaze (live now, WA state - ELF)

Northwest Cable Newws ^ | 06:36 AM PST on Monday, March 3, 2008

[HairOfTheDog]

KING Staff and Wire Reports

WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Four large homes are burning at a "Street of Dreams" model home development north of Woodinville. Snohomish County District Seven Chief Rick Eastman tells KING 5 that a sign saying ELF was left at the scene.

ELF or Earth Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for other arsons, including one at the University of Washington in 2001 for which a woman is now on trial in Tacoma.

KING

A massive fire burned at least four large homes at a "Street of Dreams" model home development north of Woodinville early Monday.

No injuries have been reported in the three-alarm fire, which started around 4 a.m. Monday.

Eastman says some of the homes were still under construction. He said one is a total loss and two homes are substantially damaged. He says fires also were set at a total of six homes.

Eastman also said that the fires are suspicious because they were set in multiple places in separate homes.

The Street of Dreams is an annual showcase of luxury homes in the Seattle area. The latest development is off Highway 522 at Echo Lake Drive.

Eastman says police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating.

[HairOfTheDog]

Not a coincidence, a Tacoma jury is deliberating an ELF case right now, and another one has a preliminary hearing of some kind this morning.

[HairOfTheDog]

Breaking news ping.

[umgud]

Domestic terrorists.

[SueRae]

Environuts at it again. So far, no one has been hurt, thank goodnss.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not a coincidence, a Tacoma jury is deliberating an ELF case right now

Somebody ought to tell them that their PR stinks. :)

[IYAS9YAS]

Physically, not yet, financially, we’re all paying the price.

[HairOfTheDog]

Incidentally... Other environmentalists have been pushing for a burn ban in King and Snohomish counties.

[RainMan]

Saw this on the news before I left for work. Did not hear it was a street of dreams.

[FReepaholic]

So, ELF, just how much carbon are you guys spewing into the atmosphere now?

[BenLurkin]

Where are the Molly Maguires when you really need them?

[egginanest]

Washington's invitation

[Lurking in Kansas]

Other environmentalists have been pushing for a burn ban in King and Snohomish counties.

Please don't confuse them with logic. They're not called moonbats for nothing.

[goodnesswins]

Is it NOT possible to stick cameras up in trees around these sites?

[Abathar]

Here in Indiana the State has just opened up a large portion of the State Forestry for selective timber harvest in secluded portions that are only accessible to backpackers.

Last time they did this the idiot ELF members in Bloomington (IU) trashed all the equipment that was left on site, and they are threatening to do it again. I really hope they can nail these SOB's and throw the book at them.

[HairOfTheDog]

What do you mean? Possible?

[Tigercap]

Make no mistake: This IS Terrorism.

[17th Miss Regt]

Indeed. If there is a burn ban in those counties, the brush grows very well. Then when an inadvertent fire starts, you get something that looks like the annual firestorms in California.

[JDoutrider]

I believe one of ELF’s female members is being sentenced today, with a possible minimum of 35 years...

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Saw a funny video show this weekend. Some guys had a monster chainsaw that would cut a 36” log in about 2 seconds. Their motto was, “Earth First, we’ll log the other planets later”

Humor aside, this is domestic terrorism pure and simple.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Saw a funny video show this weekend. Some guys had a monster chainsaw that would cut a 36” log in about 2 seconds. Their motto was, “Earth First, we’ll log the other planets later”

Humor aside, this is domestic terrorism pure and simple.