House of Commons Hansard debates for 8 May 2001 (pt 13), Mr Hawkings: 'It is not hard to envisage the consequences of such an unpleasant attack, in which petrol is poured through someone's letter box and set alight. We see that too frequently in our towns and inner cities. In many of those tragic cases of criminal arson, people in the house have no connection with the subject of the grudge attack, and young children have been burned to death.'
London Fire Brigade: 'Unfortunately, we attended 1896 arson attacks on homes in 2017 - we hope our free fire reduction letterboxes may reduce this number in 2018.'
HOW SAFE ARE YOU?
WOULD YOUR FAMILY OR BUSINESS SURVIVE A LETTERBOX ARSON ATTACK?
This page is dedicated to the memories of the innocent victims of letterbox arson. The cases, which are listed here, were picked at the time of this website page development. These cases are not unusual. They are simply the ones that have been widely featured in the media. If you google 'letterbox arson' you will find more recent cases and this proves that we were right when we were warning that this kind of tragedy is waiting to happen ...
Many tragedies could have been prevented if IdealGuard™ secure by design product had been fitted to the letterbox. It's frightening to think about what can happen if you do not pay attention to the security of your letterbox against arson. Can you honestly say that you are doing enough to save your children from similar tragedies in the future?
What Can Happen If You Do Not Protect Your Letterbox?
Source: UK Media reports
A father broke down in tears today as he relived the moment six of his children died in a house fire as police revealed the callous arsonist ignited the blaze by pouring petrol through the letterbox in the front door of the house.
GIRL, 15, DIES AFTER LETTER BOX ARSON ATTACK
A 15-year-old girl has died following an arson attack which left four family members critically ill. Maleha Masud died on Thursday night, four days after the attack in Tooting, South London. Her brothers Zain, 22, and Junaid, 16, and her sister Nabiha, 21, remain in a critical condition.
Arsonist
admits blaze that killed four generations
An arsonist today admitted killing seven people - four generations of the same family - by pouring petrol through the letterbox of a house in Chingford and setting it alight.
Three generations of the same family died
A 26-year-old man was jailed for life and two others jailed for 18 years each for their parts in an arson attack on a house which left three generations of the same family dead.
'Our little girl was burnt alive'
A three-year-old daughter died after the parents' home was torched through the letter box.
A SCHOOLGIRL bully helped to kill her victim's mum and dad in an arson attack through the letter box.
Welwin & Hatfield Times
Arson attack closes school
An arson attack closed a school and caused £10,000 worth of damage, despite the best efforts of neighbours to tackle the blaze. Pupils' work was ruined by the arsonists, who poured flammable liquid through the letterbox and set it alight.
Feltwell man admits posting bombs through letterbox of Boughton Surgery
On the first day of his trial, Welsh, of Short Lane, Feltwell, admitted having an explosive substance, making the devices and posting them through the letterbox on 27 January 2016.
'I thought we were going to die' says mum after terrifying arson attack in Plymouth
A mother feared she and her five-year-old son were going to die after someone deliberately set fire through her flat front door letterbox.
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