The man arrested after the Cummings Lodge apartment complex fire that left three persons dead has been released, Region Four (A) Commander Senior Superintendent Phillip Azore has confirmed.
Azore told Stabroek News that the man was released after being held for three days without charge.
Additionally, the commander explained that police investigators are currently waiting on the Guyana Fire Service to complete its part of the investigation before they wrap up their own work and seek legal advice on possible charges.
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle yesterday told Stabroek News that his agency was engaging the police.
The fire, which occurred just around 5.30 pm last Saturday, left at least 28 others homeless.
Autopsies done on Wednesday confirmed that the fatalities, 14-year-old Dawhaul Ifill, his mother, 40-year-old Beverly Miller, and his 46-year-old stepfather Martin Lewis, all died from smoke inhalation.
Firemen found the bodies of the family approximately an hour and a half after they were finally able to put out the flames.
The deceased persons occupied one of the apartments in the complex.
Tenants have claimed that the fire was started by a relative of their landlord. The man was subsequently arrested. Persons have alleged that they saw flames coming from a vacant apartment at the top of the building mere minutes after the man had a disagreement with one of the tenants. He was said to have been seen going and coming from the apartment before the fire began.
The occupants of the apartments told this newspaper that it was not the first time that they have ended up in an altercation with the suspect, who lives nearby.
