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Europe
eiffel tower on fire
2003-07-22
CNN and BBC both report upper part of tower on fire, no details yet
Posted by:liberalhawk

#11  This is definitely Happy Crazy News DayTM! Need a reason to smile today? Pick from the list:
  • Jessica Lynch back safely home in WV
  • Idi Amin on his deathbed (finally)
  • Saddam's sons pushing up daisies
  • French tourism industry suffers yet another bloody nose

    "Our surgeons tried for hours but they couldn't get the smile off his face."
  • Posted by: Dar   2003-7-22 3:00:08 PM  

    #10  Zut Alors! We surrender!
    Posted by: J. Chirac   2003-7-22 2:51:13 PM  

    #9  Fire's out. There was panic but no injuries, apparently.
    Posted by: Bulldog   2003-7-22 2:50:48 PM  

    #8  Let's go, move it along, nothing to see here...
    Posted by: tu3031   2003-7-22 2:36:39 PM  

    #7  Saw it on the Beeb,looked minor.
    Posted by: El Id   2003-7-22 2:26:34 PM  

    #6  Heard it was electrical fire in top floor. Video on Fox shows minor smoke now. Nothing to see.
    Posted by: Steve   2003-7-22 2:23:56 PM  

    #5  Is Paris burning?
    Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-7-22 2:15:02 PM  

    #4  Any missing Air France flights?
    Posted by: PD   2003-7-22 2:03:20 PM  

    #3  From Yahoo news:
    The tower has six levels; tourists can visit the three lowest levels; the fire appeared to be one level above those accessible to tourists
    Posted by: Domingo   2003-7-22 1:53:37 PM  

    #2  Dark smoke. Level of the TV and radio antennas. French authorities playing it down. All floors have been evacuated.
    Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2003-7-22 1:52:51 PM  

    #1  This just in. Gephardt blames Bush for fire.
    Posted by: ColoradoConservative   2003-7-22 1:45:03 PM  

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