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Burnt out buildings in Rush.

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  • 06-10-2013 5:05pm
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    alexanderomahon
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    Just wondering if there is any reason for the high number of burnt out houses in Rush.

    I've noticed one beside the graveyard, another opposite Old Road, the old Mr Sudds on main street,the two buildings near the Post Office and I also saw one on the left side heading down to the Harbour Bar.

    Seems like a lot to me.


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    CorsendonkX
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    alexanderomahon wrote: »
    Just wondering if there is any reason for the high number of burnt out houses in Rush.

    I've noticed one beside the graveyard, another opposite Old Road, the old Mr Sudds on main street,the two buildings near the Post Office and I also saw one on the left side heading down to the Harbour Bar.

    Seems like a lot to me.

    Mr Sudds was an electrical fault I believe, the others are a mystery but your not the only person to notice that unoccupied buildings not adequately boarded up in the town have a habit of going up in smoke.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Possible connection with the arson attempt in the church a while back? There was a thatched cottage burned out on Sandy Lane a year or so ago also.


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    kaahooters
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    its nothing to do with arrson, they were old homes with old people living in them that either died or moved out and the houses fell apart.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    kaahooters wrote: »
    its nothing to do with arrson, they were old homes with old people living in them that either died or moved out and the houses fell apart.
    There's a bit of a difference between a house falling apart and a house being burned down. And the house recently damaged on the Whitestown Road was not old.


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    Lamper.sffc
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    kaahooters wrote: »
    its nothing to do with arrson, they were old homes with old people living in them that either died or moved out and the houses fell apart.

    The houses mentioned (if they are all the ones im thinking of) have burnt down.


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    ian_rush
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    I can't claim to know what the normal rate of houses burning down in a small town is but the number in rush seems very high. There has also been a lot of smaller incidents such as bins and bells being set alight. It feels like if a house is left empty for more than 6 months it will be burnt down. I thought a couple were confirmed as arson including the large house between rush and lusk.


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