Guardian Media reports that three suspects were in custody but not charged at its reporting deadline. The prime minister’s attribution of blame remains an attributed statement.
The Laventille TSTT cable yard fire is now the subject of a police inquiry involving three people in custody, according to Guardian Media’s October 27 report. Officers told the newspaper that the suspects had not been charged at its Monday evening reporting deadline. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar said the investigation was continuing and that security services were looking for other people.
The prime minister attributed the attack to a small number of gang members and said she was grateful that residents had not been injured. Guardian’s account separately attributes to police the allegation that incendiary bottles were thrown into the yard after a confrontation with contractors clearing copper cable. Those allegations and the prime minister’s description are not findings of guilt against any detained person.
The incident also disrupted electricity in nearby Beetham Gardens. The utility told Guardian that affected lines and residents’ safety informed the restoration work. This update adds the reported arrests and official responses to the earlier account that the blaze had been extinguished. A final investigative finding, complete damage assessment and charges were not established in the sources reviewed for this edition.