据KMBC.com报道，一名堪萨斯城妇女被指控于10月12日起大火，导致两名堪萨斯城消防员死亡。http://bit.ly/1MrrqKf)
Thu Hong Nguyen, 43, is charged with first-degree arson and two counts of murder in the deaths of Larry Leggio and John Mesh.
Leggio和Mesh在独立性的燃烧建筑物和Prospect Avenues倒塌时死亡。另外两名消防员受伤。
According to court records, investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that the fire started in the northeast corner of the LN Salon and Spa, which operated there. They said it appeared to have been deliberately set.
Investigators said Nguyen told them that she left the salon on the night of the fire, but they later determined through surveillance footage from nearby buildings that that Nguyen was the last person out of the salon at 7:12 p.m. The first signs of smoke were visible about 10 minutes later.
Nguyen also told investigators that she has received insurance proceeds from other recent fires, including one in the same building in January. A fire in Lee’s Summit in 2013 damaged a nail salon where Nguyen had a work station.
根据法庭记录，调查人员说，Nguyen在大火当天购买了四瓶丙酮和四瓶异丙醇。警方说，她还向他们介绍了手机电话，这些电话与手机上的记录不符。
Nguyen was arrested Monday evening. Her bail has been set at $2 million.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Nguyen’s murder charges are because the firefighters died as the result of another crime, arson.
The Kansas City Fire Department said it could not comment on the case because it is an ongoing investigation. Baker said the families of the victims have asked for privacy and do not wish to make any statements at this time.
“They very much want you to respect their privacy. They’re really struggling with the news that they received today,” she said.
Kansas City Fire Chief Paul Berardi praised the work of the ATF investigators, who have now ended their field work on the case.
“The expertise of the ATF was very welcome and very needed during the investigation of this fire,” he said. “There’s a long way to go, and we know that. And we’re going to be working at it every step of the way.”
