The heat of summer is nothing compared to the heat of a raging fire that engulfed a Woolworths store in Adelaide. With shoppers inside, two teenagers allegedly set the store alight on Sunday, October 15.

More than 100 firefighters from the Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan Fire Service were deployed to battle the blaze, which is believed to have started in one of the aisles of the Mount Barker Road store.

A Woolworths store in Stirling Village, Adelaide was set ablaze by two teenage boys. Credit: Allan Payne/Facebook

The Stirling Village shopping centre was promptly evacuated as bystanders heard explosions and large black plumes of smoke rose from the building. No one was injured in the incident.

Two 14-year-old boys—from Heatherfield and Bridgewater—have been charged with arson in relation to the fire. They were bailed to appear in Mount Barker Youth Court on December 14.

The work of firefighters was praised by CFS Executive Director of Operations Cameron Devey: ‘We’re really, really keen on stressing that our firefighters here tonight have done a great job.’

He added: ‘They have saved the adjoining businesses and shops.’

The blaze destroyed the supermarket, damaging other shops and causing $15 million in damages. The fire didn’t reach the other stores, but smoke and water damage are expected in the rest of the complex.

The power in the area was cut while the fire raged on for hours.

The fire started in one of the aisles of the store. Credit: Chad Habel/Facebook

‘We [are] aware of the disruption that it may cause but it’s necessary as part of the process of putting the fire out,’ Mr Devey explained.

They also advised residents to stay inside their homes and close the doors and windows due to the thick smoke that the fire had generated.

‘The incident is generating a large amount of smoke drifting in an easterly direction, impacting on Mount Barker Rd and surrounding streets,’ the CFS said.

The incident has left many workers in shock, with some saying that the fire started so quickly and unexpectedly that they initially thought the fire alarm was going off due to an accident.

'I tried to turn it off thinking nothing was happening,' said David Holliday, one of the employees.

‘But the front staff were screaming, “This is not a drill, we have to leave now,’” he added.

Another employee told the paper that staff did an 'amazing job' evacuating shoppers from the store.

‘It took hold so quick, it was really scary…People could have been in serious trouble if they didn’t act sooner,’ she stated.

You can watch 9News Australia’s report here:

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Key Takeaways

• Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire in a Woolworths supermarket in Adelaide, resulting in over $15 million in damages.
  
• Over 100 firefighters were required to control the blaze, which completely destroyed the supermarket and caused damage to surrounding shops.
  
• No injuries were reported, and the quick evacuation efforts by staff were praised as preventing potential serious harm.
  
• Residents are being advised to remain indoors and to close their windows and doors as thick smoke continues to blanket Stirling and surrounding areas.
  

What do you think of this story, members? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

 

[Pistol]

The children should be paraded with their parents and the parents should pay the cost of putting out the fire.

 

[Veggiepatch]

Looks like us oldies aren't the only ones pissed off with rising supermarket prices.....

 

[Benny's Light]

What is happening with the youth today? The brazen attacks, the lack of respect for others and for property. It is becoming a scary world.

 

[Veggiepatch]

What is happening with the youth today? The brazen attacks, the lack of respect for others and for property. It is becoming a scary world.

There are a multitude of reasons for this behaviour, however, I will not elaborate due to the expected backlash.

 

[Sheenagh]

Adult crime, adult time NO exceptions. All young thugs, arsonists, bullies, thieves, scammers, liars, vandals, home invaders all know exactly what they are doing. NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

[maxesmum]

And because the little bastards are minors,they will get a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile people are out of work,suffering wage loss and all the rest of it!

 

[Col@45]

The heat of summer is nothing compared to the heat of a raging fire that engulfed a Woolworths store in Adelaide. With shoppers inside, two teenagers allegedly set the store alight on Sunday, October 15.

More than 100 firefighters from the Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan Fire Service were deployed to battle the blaze, which is believed to have started in one of the aisles of the Mount Barker Road store.

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A Woolworths store in Stirling Village, Adelaide was set ablaze by two teenage boys. Credit: Allan Payne/Facebook

The Stirling Village shopping centre was promptly evacuated as bystanders heard explosions and large black plumes of smoke rose from the building. No one was injured in the incident.

Two 14-year-old boys—from Heatherfield and Bridgewater—have been charged with arson in relation to the fire. They were bailed to appear in Mount Barker Youth Court on December 14.

The work of firefighters was praised by CFS Executive Director of Operations Cameron Devey: ‘We’re really, really keen on stressing that our firefighters here tonight have done a great job.’

He added: ‘They have saved the adjoining businesses and shops.’

The blaze destroyed the supermarket, damaging other shops and causing $15 million in damages. The fire didn’t reach the other stores, but smoke and water damage are expected in the rest of the complex.

The power in the area was cut while the fire raged on for hours.

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The fire started in one of the aisles of the store. Credit: Chad Habel/Facebook

‘We [are] aware of the disruption that it may cause but it’s necessary as part of the process of putting the fire out,’ Mr Devey explained.

They also advised residents to stay inside their homes and close the doors and windows due to the thick smoke that the fire had generated.

‘The incident is generating a large amount of smoke drifting in an easterly direction, impacting on Mount Barker Rd and surrounding streets,’ the CFS said.

The incident has left many workers in shock, with some saying that the fire started so quickly and unexpectedly that they initially thought the fire alarm was going off due to an accident.

'I tried to turn it off thinking nothing was happening,' said David Holliday, one of the employees.

‘But the front staff were screaming, “This is not a drill, we have to leave now,’” he added.

Another employee told the paper that staff did an 'amazing job' evacuating shoppers from the store.

‘It took hold so quick, it was really scary…People could have been in serious trouble if they didn’t act sooner,’ she stated.

You can watch 9News Australia’s report here:

​

Key Takeaways

• Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire in a Woolworths supermarket in Adelaide, resulting in over $15 million in damages.
• Over 100 firefighters were required to control the blaze, which completely destroyed the supermarket and caused damage to surrounding shops.
• No injuries were reported, and the quick evacuation efforts by staff were praised as preventing potential serious harm.
• Residents are being advised to remain indoors and to close their windows and doors as thick smoke continues to blanket Stirling and surrounding areas.

What do you think of this story, members? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

We see it every day...rotten teenagers who are out of control, and what's going to happen to them !! Probably a slap on the wrist as always, hope their parents are proud of them.
These kids know that nothing will happen to them and don't care !
$15M damage was done, they should always have that debt over their heads...if and when they get a job, pay back every cent of that money. When are these kids going to get the punishment they deserve....people live in fear with what some kids are doing these days, all you see on the nightly News is about what cars have been stolen and how they led police on a chase through streets that other people are driving on. It's disgusting whats happening and time for judges to harden up on these young criminals, everyone is sick of it.

 

[Veggiepatch]

There was a fire which destroyed the Bestway Supermarket in the main street of Dandenong in June this year. Suspicious if you ask me. How many businesses are torched just before the end of the financial year.

 

[Bukari]

Looks like us oldies aren't the only ones pissed off with rising supermarket prices.....

That is not funny. Lives were put at risk. You need a reality awakening.

 

[Veggiepatch]

That is not funny. Lives were put at risk. You need a reality awakening.

Here comes the politically correct brigade! Good start with your first ever post. Keep up the good work!

 

[Sheenagh]

And because the little bastards are minors,they will get a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile people are out of work,suffering wage loss and all the rest of it!

Which leads me to the fact that if Jacinta Allan doesnt wake up really quickly she wont have a Police force here in Victoria. The lack of support for our Police from all levels of the Justice system beggars belief. Dan the stupid man left the chair with idiotic comments stating how many new officers, was it 3000, would be through the academy in the next 3- 5 years, well by the time that happens and you take out all those who have retired/resigned/on works comp/sick leave/parental leave/mental health leave I think the real figure will be about 15 - no exaggeration. I can talk about this because my family have been long time members and had been long time members but no more. Previously mentioned by another SDC member was the lack of respect, not in 2023, kids have none.

 

[Bethwilson]

There are a multitude of reasons for this behaviour, however, I will not elaborate due to the expected backlash.

Any 14 year old knows that you don’t light fires in supermarkets regardless of your ‘reasons’.

 

[Veggiepatch]

Any 14 year old knows that you don’t light fires in supermarkets regardless of your ‘reasons’.

I'll start by stating one of those "reasons" is the media - social and visual.

 

[I'm Mal]

The heat of summer is nothing compared to the heat of a raging fire that engulfed a Woolworths store in Adelaide. With shoppers inside, two teenagers allegedly set the store alight on Sunday, October 15.

More than 100 firefighters from the Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan Fire Service were deployed to battle the blaze, which is believed to have started in one of the aisles of the Mount Barker Road store.

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A Woolworths store in Stirling Village, Adelaide was set ablaze by two teenage boys. Credit: Allan Payne/Facebook

The Stirling Village shopping centre was promptly evacuated as bystanders heard explosions and large black plumes of smoke rose from the building. No one was injured in the incident.

Two 14-year-old boys—from Heatherfield and Bridgewater—have been charged with arson in relation to the fire. They were bailed to appear in Mount Barker Youth Court on December 14.

The work of firefighters was praised by CFS Executive Director of Operations Cameron Devey: ‘We’re really, really keen on stressing that our firefighters here tonight have done a great job.’

He added: ‘They have saved the adjoining businesses and shops.’

The blaze destroyed the supermarket, damaging other shops and causing $15 million in damages. The fire didn’t reach the other stores, but smoke and water damage are expected in the rest of the complex.

The power in the area was cut while the fire raged on for hours.

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The fire started in one of the aisles of the store. Credit: Chad Habel/Facebook

‘We [are] aware of the disruption that it may cause but it’s necessary as part of the process of putting the fire out,’ Mr Devey explained.

They also advised residents to stay inside their homes and close the doors and windows due to the thick smoke that the fire had generated.

‘The incident is generating a large amount of smoke drifting in an easterly direction, impacting on Mount Barker Rd and surrounding streets,’ the CFS said.

The incident has left many workers in shock, with some saying that the fire started so quickly and unexpectedly that they initially thought the fire alarm was going off due to an accident.

'I tried to turn it off thinking nothing was happening,' said David Holliday, one of the employees.

‘But the front staff were screaming, “This is not a drill, we have to leave now,’” he added.

Another employee told the paper that staff did an 'amazing job' evacuating shoppers from the store.

‘It took hold so quick, it was really scary…People could have been in serious trouble if they didn’t act sooner,’ she stated.

You can watch 9News Australia’s report here:

​

Key Takeaways

• Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire in a Woolworths supermarket in Adelaide, resulting in over $15 million in damages.
• Over 100 firefighters were required to control the blaze, which completely destroyed the supermarket and caused damage to surrounding shops.
• No injuries were reported, and the quick evacuation efforts by staff were praised as preventing potential serious harm.
• Residents are being advised to remain indoors and to close their windows and doors as thick smoke continues to blanket Stirling and surrounding areas.

What do you think of this story, members? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Where were the parents? Why were the boys allowed to be unsupervised in a supermarket? When I was that age we would not have dared to get into the situation these boys got into or we would have got a good old fashioned thrashing. That is something that is sadly lacking these days because the do-gooders get upset and call it abuse. It is not abuse it is proper discipline and it never did me any harm, in fact the complete opposite.

 

[magpie1]

Whilst we don't expect them to be overly punished by the courts due to their age.....I hope that at least they are sent to a correctional facility for 4 years......whilst many might think that the facility won't change them, at least there is a remote possibility that they might learn that if they want to live the way they are doing then there will be penalties applied to them for doing so if caught. Four years away from Family, Friends and living FREE, might be enough to teach them some hard, cold facts of life.

 

[freedy50]

Firstly, why didn't the supermarket have automatic sprinklers?

Looks like they need to lock these things away to stop idiotic children playing with them. If they're so bored why don't they go and run around in a park and play on the swings?

Looks like the parents will have to pay some compensation on their stupid kids behalf.

 

[wattorjw]

The heat of summer is nothing compared to the heat of a raging fire that engulfed a Woolworths store in Adelaide. With shoppers inside, two teenagers allegedly set the store alight on Sunday, October 15.

More than 100 firefighters from the Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan Fire Service were deployed to battle the blaze, which is believed to have started in one of the aisles of the Mount Barker Road store.

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A Woolworths store in Stirling Village, Adelaide was set ablaze by two teenage boys. Credit: Allan Payne/Facebook

The Stirling Village shopping centre was promptly evacuated as bystanders heard explosions and large black plumes of smoke rose from the building. No one was injured in the incident.

Two 14-year-old boys—from Heatherfield and Bridgewater—have been charged with arson in relation to the fire. They were bailed to appear in Mount Barker Youth Court on December 14.

The work of firefighters was praised by CFS Executive Director of Operations Cameron Devey: ‘We’re really, really keen on stressing that our firefighters here tonight have done a great job.’

He added: ‘They have saved the adjoining businesses and shops.’

The blaze destroyed the supermarket, damaging other shops and causing $15 million in damages. The fire didn’t reach the other stores, but smoke and water damage are expected in the rest of the complex.

The power in the area was cut while the fire raged on for hours.

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The fire started in one of the aisles of the store. Credit: Chad Habel/Facebook

‘We [are] aware of the disruption that it may cause but it’s necessary as part of the process of putting the fire out,’ Mr Devey explained.

They also advised residents to stay inside their homes and close the doors and windows due to the thick smoke that the fire had generated.

‘The incident is generating a large amount of smoke drifting in an easterly direction, impacting on Mount Barker Rd and surrounding streets,’ the CFS said.

The incident has left many workers in shock, with some saying that the fire started so quickly and unexpectedly that they initially thought the fire alarm was going off due to an accident.

'I tried to turn it off thinking nothing was happening,' said David Holliday, one of the employees.

‘But the front staff were screaming, “This is not a drill, we have to leave now,’” he added.

Another employee told the paper that staff did an 'amazing job' evacuating shoppers from the store.

‘It took hold so quick, it was really scary…People could have been in serious trouble if they didn’t act sooner,’ she stated.

You can watch 9News Australia’s report here:

​

Key Takeaways

• Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire in a Woolworths supermarket in Adelaide, resulting in over $15 million in damages.
• Over 100 firefighters were required to control the blaze, which completely destroyed the supermarket and caused damage to surrounding shops.
• No injuries were reported, and the quick evacuation efforts by staff were praised as preventing potential serious harm.
• Residents are being advised to remain indoors and to close their windows and doors as thick smoke continues to blanket Stirling and surrounding areas.

What do you think of this story, members? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

another slapped wrist from our pathetic judiciary coming up

 

[Rob44]

At around age 14 young men of the tribe used to go through an initiation ceremony after which they were counted as men with adult responsibilities. And if they breached those responsibilities they were not treated kindly. That still happens in some parts of the world.

The Royal Navy used to employ Midshipmen who would sign on at an age between 12 and 14 with the responsibilities of officers over grown, experienced seamen. It probably couldn't work these days in a modern navy but it points to the fact that this modern notion of diminished responsibility is a nonsense.

 

[Tipsy]

The heat of summer is nothing compared to the heat of a raging fire that engulfed a Woolworths store in Adelaide. With shoppers inside, two teenagers allegedly set the store alight on Sunday, October 15.

More than 100 firefighters from the Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan Fire Service were deployed to battle the blaze, which is believed to have started in one of the aisles of the Mount Barker Road store.

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A Woolworths store in Stirling Village, Adelaide was set ablaze by two teenage boys. Credit: Allan Payne/Facebook

The Stirling Village shopping centre was promptly evacuated as bystanders heard explosions and large black plumes of smoke rose from the building. No one was injured in the incident.

Two 14-year-old boys—from Heatherfield and Bridgewater—have been charged with arson in relation to the fire. They were bailed to appear in Mount Barker Youth Court on December 14.

The work of firefighters was praised by CFS Executive Director of Operations Cameron Devey: ‘We’re really, really keen on stressing that our firefighters here tonight have done a great job.’

He added: ‘They have saved the adjoining businesses and shops.’

The blaze destroyed the supermarket, damaging other shops and causing $15 million in damages. The fire didn’t reach the other stores, but smoke and water damage are expected in the rest of the complex.

The power in the area was cut while the fire raged on for hours.

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The fire started in one of the aisles of the store. Credit: Chad Habel/Facebook

‘We [are] aware of the disruption that it may cause but it’s necessary as part of the process of putting the fire out,’ Mr Devey explained.

They also advised residents to stay inside their homes and close the doors and windows due to the thick smoke that the fire had generated.

‘The incident is generating a large amount of smoke drifting in an easterly direction, impacting on Mount Barker Rd and surrounding streets,’ the CFS said.

The incident has left many workers in shock, with some saying that the fire started so quickly and unexpectedly that they initially thought the fire alarm was going off due to an accident.

'I tried to turn it off thinking nothing was happening,' said David Holliday, one of the employees.

‘But the front staff were screaming, “This is not a drill, we have to leave now,’” he added.

Another employee told the paper that staff did an 'amazing job' evacuating shoppers from the store.

‘It took hold so quick, it was really scary…People could have been in serious trouble if they didn’t act sooner,’ she stated.

You can watch 9News Australia’s report here:

​

Key Takeaways

• Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire in a Woolworths supermarket in Adelaide, resulting in over $15 million in damages.
• Over 100 firefighters were required to control the blaze, which completely destroyed the supermarket and caused damage to surrounding shops.
• No injuries were reported, and the quick evacuation efforts by staff were praised as preventing potential serious harm.
• Residents are being advised to remain indoors and to close their windows and doors as thick smoke continues to blanket Stirling and surrounding areas.

What do you think of this story, members? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

I bet they just get a smack on the hand and told thats bad please do not do it again... when thay are realy "arsonists in training" unless something serious is done in re-educating them