Woman Protests High Gas Prices By Setting Fire To Gas Stations, Starbucks

Here’s a bad idea. Please don’t protest high gas prices by setting fire to a Chevron station, an Arco station, and a Starbucks. Meet Diane Craig, 64, of Danville, California. She’s accused of using “fireplace logs” to try to start fires inside the restrooms of the two gas stations and a Starbucks.

From KCRA:

Police later found Craig at a nearby fast food restaurant with eight fireplace logs with her. She told officers that she was behind the fires and said she woke up that morning wanting to do something about high gas prices.

Police said they don’t know why Craig targeted the Starbucks.


Women Set Fires Over High Gas Prices
[KCRA]
(Photo: mandysuemccaul )

UPDATE: We found a reenactment of the incident on YouTube. (NSFW, language)

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