Arson

At about 4.30 this morning a patrol of the Guardia Civil noticed smoke and flames coming from Mi Sol Bar, and called the Fire Brigade, who in due course extinguished the fire.

It would appear, from information available, that someone gained access to the Bar Terrace by use of a key, as the chain and lock were found undamaged on the Terrace. Entry to the Bar appears to have been by lifting one of the steel window shutters. A cash till which had contained only small change was found smashed on the terrace, nothing else seems to have been taken. A fire was then started near the coffee machine in the Bar serving area.

The Bar serving area, including the electrical wiring, appears almost totally destroyed, the Bar seating area has smoke and water damage.

The Bar is closed until further notice, likely to be at least several weeks.
The Guardia Civil, and the Insurance company have begun their enquiries into who might have perpetrated this crime.

As is normal when something like this happens, much speculation and rumour abounds about who did it and why. We shall have to await the reports from the Police and the Insurance Company.

Not only have the Community been deprived of their social facilities, but of course several people have also lost their jobs because of this. Not least the very fine Chef who has been providing excellent food over the past months.

The Bar tenant, Mr Morans, is away in Thailand for about three months, and so far no one has managed to contact him.

More about the Bar in a later post.