In the early hours of this Monday, June 3, a fire that broke out in the Trinidad neighborhood of Pitalito has generated alarm and concern in the community. According to information, the incident that occurred in the home of citizen observer Herminso Atuesta could having been intentionally provoked.
Colonel Carlos Eduardo Téllez Betancourt, commander of the Huila Police Department, reported that the fire It could have been caused by a Molotov cocktail thrown into the house.. “We have been able to preliminarily establish that a subject throws what would be a ‘Molotov cocktail’ into the house, which finally causes the fire that was extinguished this morning by firefighters,” explained Colonel Téllez.
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Versions of the events state that before the fire started, unknown individuals fired shots into the air and set fire to several motorcycles parked in front of the house.
The Pitalito Firefighters fire investigation team and the SIJIN Judicial Police are working together to clarify the details of the incident. «The signs and evidence found at the scene, as well as in the sector’s surveillance cameras, suggest that the fire, which almost claimed the lives of five people, was caused. The main hypothesis indicates that the fire was caused intentionally,” declared the Pitalito firefighters.
The authorities continue to investigate the motives behind this attack and are looking for those responsible for this act that has put the lives of residents at risk and has caused considerable material damage.
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