Zounds.
A homeless man had sought and found shelter in the basement of the courthouse, entering via an accidentally unlocked door.
He made a bed for himself of newspapers, rags and losing Mega Millions tickets and fell asleep, perchance to dream.
Morning came, and he woke and lit up the first cigarette of the day, then absent-mindedly flicked the butt onto his bedding, causing an immediate conflagration.
As it happened the courthouse above was packed with reporters, visitors, litigants and court personnel involved in the James / Jimmy case, and almost immediately the courthouse went up in flames.
Mayhem in Dept. 2: screams and yodels pierced the air.
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