A vehicle was set on fire Saturday night in the Punta Palma sector of Barceloneta, in circumstances that are being investigated. According to preliminary information, the owner called the police at 8:43 PM after hearing explosions while at home and discovering her 2015 blue Kia Rio in flames.
Barceloneta Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire. No one was reported injured.
Agents from the Arecibo Criminal Investigations Corps and Agent Angélica Del Valle Pérez, assigned to the Arecibo Explosives Division, will continue the investigation.