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About 12 kiosks and four boats were consumed by the flames, after the fire that broke out this Thursday in a beach resort in Playa Blanca, on the island of Barú, near Cartagena.
For five hours the aid agencies attended the emergency that, apparently, was caused by four people, according to the first reports.
The kiosks built with palm and four boats were consumed by the conflagration. According to the community, the fire was caused by four people who stayed the night before in one of the hostels located in Playa Tranquila.
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“As a preliminary version, both the affected person and those captured today, this dispute was generated due to the loss or misplacement of money from some citizens who come from the interior, which by not being in any agreement with the owner of the establishment, what they did was initiate the conflagration of this kiosk, ”said Lieutenant Colonel Harold Melo, commander of the industrial district III and the bay of Cartagena.
As relief agencies tried to extinguish the flames, The residents attacked the alleged perpetrators of the fire with blows, including three adult men and a 16-year-old adolescent.
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“These citizens were transferred to the assistance center for their medical attention and be left at the disposal of the Attorney General’s Office for the crimes of damage to someone else’s property and fire,” added Melo.
The emergency did not leave people injured, but there is considerable material damage at a critical time for this island area, where tourist activity has not yet been reactivated and restrictions have affected the economy of several workers.
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