Attempted fire at Colima shop leaves threatening message
Original reporting: Colima Noticias
What happened
Unknown individuals tried to burn a wooden corner shop in Colima and left a threatening cardboard sign, according to Colima Noticias. Residents reportedly extinguished the fire, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation.
Reporting and context
Unknown individuals tried to set fire to a wooden corner shop and left a cardboard sign carrying a threatening message in Colima, according to Colima Noticias.
The incident occurred Tuesday morning on Magnolia Street in the Lázaro Cárdenas neighborhood, east of the city. The report said some residents saw the wooden shop burning and used buckets of water to extinguish the fire before authorities arrived.
Colima Noticias reported that officials who responded to the call found the threatening sign at the location. The sign was placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which took charge of the investigation.
The report did not identify suspects, describe any arrests or attribute the message to a specific group. It said the account of the residents’ observations came from unofficial information. The source photograph shows a street in the reported neighborhood; the image is presented with linked source attribution because the article did not name a photographer.