"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Late Friday night there were three serious fires in Ottawa that gutted a
> number of commercial buildings. One of them was at my nephew's video
> store. The fire started in a hair salon and spa upstairs but his shop was
> totally destroyed. What didn't burn was damaged by smoke and water. It was
> arson.
>
> This came at an especially hard time for my nephew and his wife. She had
> just quit a good paying job to work full time in the store. Luckily, they
> had insurance and are planning to re-open, but it will be a few months
> before they can open up again. They haven't even been able to get into the
> building to see how bad things are.
>
> Early the next morning, Ottawa police were called to a disturbance at a
> hotel in the city hotel and arrested 5 men. One of them had serious burns
> to 90% of his body. At least two of them have now been charged with arson.

If he has Business Interruption insurance and a good private adjuster, he
will be OK financially. The 5% you pay them is well worth it.

The arsonist seems to be getting what he deserves too. Karma is a good
thing.