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Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests. The crime is typically classified as a felony, with instances involving risk to human life or property carrying a stricter penalty. Arson that results in death can be further prosecuted as manslaughter or murder. A common motive for arson is to commit insurance fraud. In such cases, a person destroys their own property by burning it and then lies about the cause in order to collect against their insurance policy.
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A series of church arsons and suspicious fires began in June 2021 which damaged or destroyed Christian churches in Canada. Coincident with fires, vandalism and other destructive events damaged churches in Canada, primarily in British Columbia.
Reo's Ribs is a barbecue and soul food restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The FBI and ATF tracked 164 structure fires from arson that occurred May 27–30, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Rioters started fires by igniting flammable materials within or next to buildings and in some cases by deploying Molotov cocktails. Property locations were damaged by spreading flames, heat, and smoke, and by suppressant waters from fire hoses and fire sprinkler systems. Many of the impacted structures suffered heavy damage or were destroyed, with some being reduced to piles of rubble after collapsing.
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- ↑ "RCW 9A.48.050: Reckless burning in the second degree". app.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ "25 CFR § 11.409 - Reckless burning or exploding". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ "RDS 2013 0009.6 - Spatial wildfire occurrence for the united states, 1999-2020" . Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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