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12 December 2008
Police investigate mysterious BMW fire at CEO's
home
The Australian media are reporting a scary incident at
the home of Sportingbet's Australian CEO, Michael
Sullivan, in which a luxury BMW X5 belonging to the
family and parked outside the house was destroyed by
fire, endangering the home itself.
Sullivan rushed home from a business trip on receiving
the news, relieved that his wife and children were not
harmed and his North Shore home was relatively
undamaged, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The family and their neighbours vacated homes in the
vicinity around midnight when the SUV erupted in flames,
with two fire engines rushing to the scene.
Detectives are investigating and the remnants of the
vehicle have been removed for forensic examination, a
police spokeswoman said. "A crime scene was established
and investigations are continuing. Police are treating
it as suspicious," she added.
Sullivan declined to comment until the police has
completed their investigation, but paid tribute to fire
and rescue services. "I would like to thank the police
and fire brigade for their fast work that ensured the
fire was contained as quickly as possible."
The Telegraph reports that Sullivan is one of
Australia's biggest bookmakers, with his company turning
over A$1.35 billion last financial year. The newspaper
recounts that he is famous for the enormous bets he is
willing to take, quoting as an example a single bet of
A$5 million on Lonhro - one of Australia's best
racehorses - at odds of $1.20 in the 2004 Queen
Elizabeth Stakes. Lonhro was beaten and Sullivan took
the lot.
On Melbourne Cup day this year Sullivan's company took
20 000 phone bets and 145 000 internet bets.
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