Arson suspect burns himself while setting boat business on fire, Volusia deputies say
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man who set a boat storage business on fire during a burglary, damaging expensive vessels and equipment in the process, ended up in a hospital with severe burns, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. When asked why, he claimed he wanted “to make a big enough statement for a biker patch Hell’s Angels,” records show. He said he hoped he would be jailed for a long time, according to the affidavit. AdRecords show a $70,000 custom-built boat, a $5,000 1983 homemade boat and multiple boat engines valued at $10,000 were damaged. Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com Strange Florida newsletter, sent every Friday.
Air bag fragments kill Volvo driver, touching off recall
DETROIT – Metal fragments from an exploding air bag inflator killed the driver of an older Volvo, touching off a U.S. recall of up to 54,000 cars, regulators said Saturday. NHTSA said the ZF/TRW inflator rupture that caused the death is the only known incident worldwide. The problem caused the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 63 million inflators recalled. NHTSA said Saturday that the ZF/TRW inflators did not use ammonium nitrate to inflate the air bags. Volvo says in documents posted by NHTSA that registration data found about 13,800 of the recalled cars are still in use.
Volvo Cars recalls nearly 2.1 million cars worldwide
COPENHAGEN – Volvo Cars said Wednesday that it is recalling nearly 2.1 million vehicles worldwide as a preventive measure after the company discovered that a steel wire connected to the front seat belts can be weakened. The front seat belts are anchored to the car via this steel cable, press spokesman Stefan Elfstrom told Swedish public radio. No current models are included in the recall. There have been no reports of injuries or accidents linked to the fault. Volvo Cars has been owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group since 2010.