And arson is also rumored for another city fire. This one happened at around 11:30 on Friday night, on First Street in the King's Park area where a 35 by 40 foot bungalow house was destroyed. Two persons were at home at the time of the fire: an older woman who was babysitting a young child.
The boy's father, Rene Ayuso was working as a security guard at BTL Park while stepmother Valerie Valerio was just getting home - and when she did she found that everything had been destroyed. Speaking off camera, she gave us her reaction:..
Voice of: Valerie Valerio, Fire Victim
"My stepson and I were in the house. They already came out when I reached there. I just started to cry, because I felt bad."
Jules Vasquez, 7News
"Were you all able to save anything?"
Voice of: Valerie Valerio, Fire Victim
"No, nothing. Everything got destroyed."
Jules Vasquez, 7News
"Ma'am, how do you recover from something like this?"
Voice of: Valerie Valerio, Fire Victim
"I don't think I could recover in a rush, but I trying to be strong right now. Because I just cannot recover from this right now. Anything that anyone has to give would be appreciated in any way."
Jules Vasquez, 7News
"What number?"
Voice of: Valerie Valerio, Fire Victim
"Right now I don't even have a phone number. Everything was destroyed."
The Police and say the cause of the fire has not yet ascertained - but residents in the area tell us that arson is strongly suspected. They say it could be an act of revenge for a crime that happened in the area last week.
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