Michael Kavanagh has been promoted to Chief Fire Marshal for the FDNY, putting him in charge of the Bureau of Fire Investigation, which handles complex fire investigations and arson prosecutions.
Ali Vahedi, a volunteer from the Miga Rally community group, stated, 'We started security here three months ago because we did not feel safe. Last week a drone was here, people come and throw things like tomatoes and now last night, after this fire happened, it is getting more dangerous.'
This was a significant fire in which a large number of people had to be evacuated. Thankfully no one was injured and staff at the venue worked quickly and effectively to safely evacuate everyone.
Durham Region police reported that the 23-year-old man was arrested while allegedly setting another residential fire, despite being on probation and barred from incendiary devices.
Tashaun Normand, 42, constructed and deployed Molotov cocktails, throwing them at a vehicle and in the direction of a residence, causing significant fires.
A judge sentencing a man for a horrific arson attack said it was by 'the grace of God' that four children and their mother were not burnt to death.