Ah, so it wasn’t the boss’s pants which started it

Published: January 18, 2014 at 11:29pm

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  1. admin says:
    January 18, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-01-18/news/fire-at-castille-3718283265/

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  2. vanni says:
    January 19, 2014 at 12:00 am

    Actually to a reliable source (if you must know it was the brother of the cousin of my neighbour’s friend) it’s the bosses’ missus fault. She was reading another sizzling chapter from that intellectual masterpiece, Fifty Shades of Grey.

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  3. curious says:
    January 19, 2014 at 12:48 am

    They were trying to burn the roadmap.

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  4. H.P. Baxxter says:
    January 19, 2014 at 2:42 am

    Let’s put on some music this Saturday night.

    From the 70s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M

    The 80s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g

    The 90s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adgx9wt63NY

    The 2000s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0HhrwIwp0

    The 2010s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGR4U7W1dZU

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  5. John Schembri says:
    January 19, 2014 at 6:29 am

    Can Baxxter add these songs to his list?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7-vnrJD3k

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBTg7q9oNc

    Each time there’s a blaze in a building, reports come out blaming the infamous “short circuit”, while stating in the same paragraph that there’s a magisterial inquiry to establish the cause of the fire.

    Electrical circuits are protected with circuit breakers which trip when the circuit is overloaded , let alone when there’s a short. These rarely fail.

    On the other hand, loose connections, or dry joints can cause a fire easily, especially where there’s an accumulation of dust on the appliance.

    Poor ventilation in cooling systems of appliances can be a cause of a blaze due to cooling fans being blocked and sometimes jammed with dust .

    How to prevent such fires: keep ventilation grills of your appliances (e.g. computer tower clean use a vacuum cleaner)

    Don’t put magazines on appliances which have cooling grids on their top.

    Tighten the electrical connections of your installation and your appliances, especially when their plugs feel warm.

    Don’t connect any heaters to multi-plugs or extensions.

    Don’t cover an oil heater radiator.

    Fan heaters, which normally are placed under the reception desk to keep the receptionist’s legs warm, tend to pick up dust which in turn accumulates on the heating element causing the heating element to overheat. Sometimes the fan jams with the dust.

    Fluorescent lights which are flickering and glowing at the ends are a potential cause and the incorrect installation of low voltage halogen lamps on soffit ceilings.

    The right conditions to have a blaze are a handyman who does not do any preventive maintenance, a housekeeper who does not clean systematically and personnel who leave equipment and appliances running while the office is closed.

    Aren’t there any fire alarm systems in the Office of the Prime Minister? If there are, when were these last tested?

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  6. The chemist says:
    January 19, 2014 at 7:55 am

    It was the King’s favourite jester, the midget who apparently tried to amuse his Highness with one last trick, flatulence and a lighter.

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  7. winwood says:
    January 19, 2014 at 10:26 am

    According to persistent rumours someone was experimenting with a miniature bendy-bus in the prime minister’s office.

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  8. sandy;-) says:
    January 19, 2014 at 11:50 am

    http://www.lastampa.it/2014/01/16/esteri/malta-mette-in-vendita-la-cittadinanza-stop-ue-non-un-oggetto-di-scambio-7V2Iqd4pMpcrdmRU4iuELM/pagina.html

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