Deputy Prosecutor of San José asked for 6 months of preventive prison against the prime suspect of causing a deadly fire in the citadel León XIII, in Tibás.
The man, named Jiménez Peraza, is charged with 5 homicides. The victims are still to be identified, were burned to death between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Jiménez was arrested on Sunday afternoon by police authorities after appearing as a suspect of causing a fire in a barracks located on the south side of Barrio Garabito in León XIII, on November 26th, at night.
The fire caused the death of five people and the total loss of approximately 72 houses in the area,”
quoted the Public Prosecutor’s Office in a press release.
According to the Municipality of Tibás, the victims of the fire will remain in shelters until Wednesday.
Although the causes of the fire are being investigated, they do not rule out a passionate dispute was the spark that started it all.