Andrew Losowsky

Fire up your conspiracy theories

21 February 2005. 1 comment. Inspired by .

A curio here that was all over the Spanish media at the weekend (when the referendum wasn't having the politicians out-exaggerate their own caritcatures):

Just over a week ago, as BBC News' gallery shows, the enormous Torre Windsor caught fire. A short-circuit on the 21st floor, it seems. But caption two of the BBC gallery - "No-one was thought to be in the building" - has been proven wrong by a visiting lawyer and his wife, who filmed the blaze from their hotel window.

Their footage shows at least two people moving around on floor 16ish. The offices belong to an auditor who claims there was 'nothing special' around there.

A trick of the light? Not unless it was a trick of the lights as well - they turn on the lights in a room and one of them clearly had a torch. And yes, the tape has been verified as genuine.

There were no firemen inside - five floors above, the building was in flames and falling apart. And no bodies were found anywhere in the wreckage, so they definitely got out in time. (Though further speculation concerns how, without getting any attention.)

Arsonists? Clandestine lovers? Over-eager workers? Lord Lucan and Elvis riding Shergar among the cubicles? No-one knows but it's a great story. Enter your guesses below.

Here's a Real Player video of the thing via El Mundo, who also has the story here.