Candles in Voodoo Religious Rite Ignited Fatal Brooklyn Fire

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 7:52pm |

By Al Baker, New York Times "City Room," February 25, 2011

A fatal five-alarm fire that roared through a building in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Saturday was ignited by candles arrayed around a bed that was intended to be part of a voodoo ceremony, Fire Department officials said on Friday.....Fire marshals pieced together the facts of the voodoo ceremony, and its role in starting the fire, by examining charred remains and by interviewing the voodoo priest and the woman who hired him for $300 to chase away evil spirits and bring her good luck....

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