................................. To leave Commie, hyper to http://commie.oy.com/commie_leaving.html ................................. >From UFO Roundup... ---> Jarmo Lundgren, multimediatsaari Helsingin Sanomat, Verkkoliite p. 09-1227555 / 040-5345868 "Less is moo." - The Holy Mad Cow > SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OR FREAK ACCIDENT? > > On Thursday, April 26, 2001, at 2 p.m., three-year-old > Brendan Miller > was sitting in the playscape area of his day care center in Bristol, > Connecticut when something strange began to happen. > His shirt suddenly caught fire. > Connecticut "Consumer Protection Commissioner James > Fleming was on hand > Monday (April 30, 2001) and tried to set a piece of paper on > fire, using the > mirrored dome responsible for setting three-year-old Brendan > Miller ablaze." > "Thursday the little boy was sitting in the dome at 2 > p.m. The dome > bounced the sun's rays onto Brendan's shirt, setting it on > fire, giving him > second degree burns. Jade Cyr saw Brendan burning and rolled > him on the > ground to put out the fire." > "'It didn't make sense. I don't know how he could have > caught on fire. > But at the time, I really didn't think about that too much., > i guess, just > out of instinct, I did what I had to do,' Cyr said." > "On the day after the freak accident, a (state) fire > marshal recreated > the same conditions. In thirty seconds, the temperature went > from 72 degrees > (Fahrenheit) to 250 degrees (Fahrenheit). All the while, the > dome itself > never got hot. The Family Center replaced the dome the same day." > "Investigators were on the scene, testing the removed > dome to determine > what happened." > "'We hoped we'd got a jump on it for the safety of the > neighborhood > kids,' facilities manager Paul Dailey said." > "The mirrored dome has been taken down and replaced > with a clear plastic > one." > "Meanwhile, little Brendan Miller is recovering. His > mother says he was > a little leery about being out in the sun but is doing fine." > (See the MSNBC > webpage for May 1, 2001. Many thanks to Louise A. Lowry for > this item. Also > the New London, Conn. Day for April 27, 2001.) > (Editor's Note: Bristol, Conn. has a long history of Fortean > phenomena. In > July 1907, two "waterspouts" or small tornadoes miraculously > appeared during > a clear summer day over Occum Lake. In June of 1908, a > little over a year > later, a cylinder-shaped UFO hovered over the same lake for > 20 minutes and > was seen by hundreds of people.) > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Website comments: John Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > UFOINFO: http://ufoinfo.com > > Official Archives of the UK UFO Network Bulletin, > AUFORN Australian UFO Reports and Experiences, > UFO + PSI Magazine also available, plus archives of > Filer's Files and Oz Files. > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >
