Gizmodo Australia » gundam fire http://www.gizmodo.com.au the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:22:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Man Goes Ape Shit After Mum Throws Out Gundam Action Figures http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/08/man-goes-ape-shit-after-mom-throws-out-gundam-action-figures/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/08/man-goes-ape-shit-after-mom-throws-out-gundam-action-figures/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:20:00 +0000 Danny Allen http://www.gizmodo.com.au/?p=345833 A 29 year old from Kasai City, Japan who doused himself with kerosene and torched his house, escaped without injuries and told police he wanted to kill himself after his 55-year old mother tossed “his valuable Gundam plastic models.”

The resulting fire eventually burned down the two-story house, which was about 250 square meters (about 2,700 square feet) and made partially from wood… His mother was also in the house but escaped without injuries.”

Jeepers, what a nut job. [The Kobe Shimbun (translated) via Anime News Network via Current]

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