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April 27 (UPI) -- The proprietor of a Michigan storage that went up successful flames past period leaving 1 man dormant has been arrested astatine a New York City airdrome pinch a one-way summons to time off nan country, constabulary say.
Noor Kestou was arrested astatine John F. Kennedy International Airport this week earlier boarding a formation to Hong Kong, Clinton Township, Mich., Police Department officials announced astatine a news convention Friday.
Members of nan Environmental Protection Agency, Michigan State Police, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were progressive successful Kestou's arrest, on pinch "many others," Clinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon added.
"I ne'er thought we would get it done this quickly," Cannon said, praising nan practice betwixt agencies.
Kestou is suspected of being progressive successful nan March 4 fire astatine an business building successful Clinton Township, a suburb of Detroit successful Macomb County, Mich. Officials did not opportunity precisely what domiciled he whitethorn person played successful starting nan fire. The 31-year-old owned nan Goo Smoke Shop arsenic good arsenic a distribution company.
The blaze caused thousands of canisters containing nitrous oxide to explode, sending debris arsenic acold arsenic a mile. A 19-year-old man who was astir a quarter-mile from nan segment died aft being deed by flying debris while a firefighter responding to nan blaze was injured.
Officials haven't yet wished nan origin of nan fire, which took firefighters complete 24 hours to extinguish.
The ATF is starring nan criminal facet of nan investigation while nan EPA is coordinating nan cleanup of complete 3,100 nitrous oxide canisters. Private security investigators are besides involved.
Kestou was formally charged pinch 1 count of involuntary manslaughter, officials said Friday.
"The complaint successful nan case, is nan highest complaint that we could bring astatine this time," Macomb County charismatic Peter Lucido told reporters. "We don't cognize what his eventual extremity was. Was it to enactment retired of nan state pinch a woman and a kid here?"
Kestou reportedly posted a $500,000 bail Friday nighttime but was required to surrender his passport and deterioration a monitoring device.
