Police have arrested four people, suspected of the criminal offenses of "negligent destruction of property" and "violation of safety regulations at work". Meanwhile, four other people have been criminally prosecuted and are under investigation. The arrested have denied the charges and have stated that they have no connection to the fire.
The fire that destroyed 30 apartments in a 12-story building near the area known as "Farmacia 10" is suspected to have been caused by the negligence of minors.
It is learned that the investigative group has managed the security camera footage of several surrounding businesses and the video shows 5 minor children standing for several minutes in the back of the market.
Then, two of them leave holding an unclear object (suspected to be a cigarette butt) which they throw on some cardboard boxes placed outside the market and leave. Just a few minutes later, smoke appears in the same place, which quickly turns into flames, and spreads rapidly to the facade of the building and causes extensive damage.
Police have arrested four people, suspected of the criminal offenses of “negligent destruction of property” and “violation of occupational safety regulations.” Meanwhile, four other people have been criminally prosecuted and are under investigation.
The arrested have denied the charges and have stated that they have no connection to the fire.
Among those arrested is the manager of Big Market, who was on the first floor, where the fire is suspected to have started.
The detainees are the company's engineer Enver Admi, the contractor who built the facade Altin Furtuna, the market manager Razie Sula, and the building's administrator Agron Cara.
The fire is suspected to have started from the Big Market area on the first floor. It is suspected that several cardboard boxes next to the facade of the building were burned and the flames then spread rapidly throughout the building.
The building's administrator has also been arrested, while it is learned that the builder of the complex has been declared wanted.
Prime Minister Edi Rama also reacted to the incident, explaining the measures that will be taken for the affected families.
In his reaction, Rama emphasized that the burned building will be rebuilt 100% by the builder himself, despite the fact that, according to him, the cause of the fire is not related to the construction of the building.
He added that citizens who have lost their property cannot be left alone, but at the same time, the damage should not be covered by taxpayers, underlining the role of home insurance in cases of disasters. The Prime Minister called on the affected families to remain calm and expressed his best wishes for their health, while thanking the firefighters and law enforcement for their intervention, which he described as "heroic" in saving the lives at risk during the incident.
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