We got a bit flooded in Hammersmith with all the rain, I am going to let the photos show the story.
- note the car with the lights still on under water
This is the headline in all the local Gazettes.newspapers: Ealing & Acton Gazette, Fulham Gazette, Greenford & Northolt Gazette, Southall Gazette, Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette.
FIRESTARTER Arsonist's high street rampage.
I was on my way to the Doctors when, I noticed that the door of Barclays Bank was cracked with smoke damage to the night deposit box. And then I saw Lloyds and Halifax had been attacked with the front of Lloyds burnt out and that was before I noticed a dark stain on the two ramps into the Police station all cordoned off, I could see that the tarmac had dissolved a little and the area ponged of petrol.
I took a few photos and rang a contact I have at the Gazette, no-one there knew anything about it and sent their Head Photographer to see my photos.
(Hammersmith Police Station)
(Barclays Bank)
The guy said he expected to see crap pictures i.e. mobile phone or shaky out of focus ect, pictures that don't meet the standard for printing. Mine he said were the best he had seen and used one on the front page :-)
also he said that my flood pictures would have been used if I had contacted them.
If I get four more published I can get my N.U.J. card.
- click for a larger image of this photo of Lloyds bank which was published on the front page of the Gazette
The 40 year old male Arsonist got nicked trying to light the petrol at the Police Station and was done under the Mental Health Act.
Thats it for now
thanks for reading.
Yours
The Reverend Rat +:-)
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