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When a Christmas hamper company went bust in the [[UK]], several [[poor]] people lost money they had invested to pay for a hearty festive meal. The company failed because of a fire in their warehouse. Firemen were unable to reach the fire until it was too late, because they were [[hamper|hampered]] by the food-filled wicker baskets that were piled up to the ceiling. | When a Christmas hamper company went bust in the [[UK]], several [[poor]] people lost money they had invested to pay for a hearty festive meal. The company failed because of a fire in their warehouse. Firemen were unable to reach the fire until it was too late, because they were [[hamper|hampered]] by the food-filled wicker baskets that were piled up to the ceiling. | ||
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| + | The police searched the premises with a fine [[tooth comb]] and eventually found the cause of the blaze: A small fire. | ||
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When a Christmas hamper company went bust in the UK, several poor people lost money they had invested to pay for a hearty festive meal. The company failed because of a fire in their warehouse. Firemen were unable to reach the fire until it was too late, because they were hampered by the food-filled wicker baskets that were piled up to the ceiling.
The police searched the premises with a fine tooth comb and eventually found the cause of the blaze: A small fire.
