3rd Man Arrested in Puerto Rico Hotel Fire
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police today arrested a third suspect in connection with the New Year’s Eve fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel that killed 96 people, Dist. Atty. Ismael Betancourt reported.
Betancourt said Jose Francisco Rivera, 30, was arrested this morning and will be charged with first-degree murder, arson and malicious damage in the fire.
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