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A Mexican - Belizean woman who was the main suspect in the alleged arson in San Pedro that burnt down an apartment building has been released without charges, according to reports.
Police do not have enough to charge her at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
Initial police reports said that on Sunday morning at 1:00 am one of the tenants - who is a baker - woke up to the hissing sound of butane being discharged from his tanks leading to an explosion.
On Monday, the San Pedro Fire Chief told me that because the apartment building is wooden, it didn't need much to start the fire:
Kenneth Mortis, Belize National Fire Service
If it proves to be true that the fire was intentionally set. Looking at the fire load that this structure has, she doesn't she didn't need any form of outside agent. She could have simply lit something and left it there to do its magic. It's going to be it's going to be a little bit of work and cooperation on her behalf for us to come to closure for this fire.
But this is what we do is not always easy. Open and shut case in all the fires that we've attended. But we will press this one to the end.
A total of 51 persons from 12 families were displaced by the fire.
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