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Text of mail from CMac to me (I was working from home today, and we both live fairly close to the Makro store in question):

Subject: Look out window towards our place... Apparently Makro is burning down, again.

"Again" being the operative word. This is nuts. As Wayne Wides notes, this is the third Makro to burn down in 8 years. The Woodmead 2001 fire caused no amount of mirth, but this is plain ridiculous. Of course, speculation of foul play will be inevitable, but let's not attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity. In Makro's case, it has to be serious stupidity. Whatever happened to once bitten, thrice shy? Also via Commentary, IOL article (where you can almost see the writers biting their tongues) and also a cool pic of the ex-Makro. And yes, we do have grass in the West Rand, I think that sandy patch is where another (hopefully less flammable) shopping centre is going up.