Overview
- The Quintana Roo prosecutor’s office reports the pre-dawn blaze at the Krazy Lobster beach area destroyed roughly 250 palapas along Calle Huachinango.
- A man identified as Miguel Ángel “N” was arrested and presented to the Ministerio Público for probable responsibility for intentional damage by fire.
- No injuries were reported as residents and firefighters battled fast-spreading flames fueled by palm-and-wood structures and early-morning winds.
- Social-media video shows a person igniting a palapa moments before the fire spread, which investigators are using as part of the case file.
- Local businesses report heavy material losses and interrupted holiday earnings, and earlier local media tallies cited at least 50 palapas and losses over two million pesos.