Ken Livingstone's pants are on fire

A great black smoke covered much of London today as the Mayor visited the 2012 olympic games site. Ken Livingstone was just preparing his speech on how little money they'd spent on the sports extravaganza when his pinstriped trousers began to smoulder.

Onlookers described their shock and outrage as Livingstone's pants burst in to flames. Onlooker Paul Izzet said,"After 10 minutes, it was like having your face six inches from a coal fire, it was that hot".

Office workers across London rushed to the window to gaze at the spectacle, much like in a school playground when a fight was about to break out. Police commented that they did not think it was a terrorist prank, "Not at all," said a police spokesman. "It's a fire -- a very large fire."

Despite two ambulances being called to the event nobody was injured and Livingstone was treated for mild burns.
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