20-year-old suspect arrested for massive West Palm Beach arena fire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla (CBS12) — A 20-year-old Boynton Beach man is behind bars for a massive fire last year at an abandoned West Palm Beach arena.

On January 11, 2024, a structure fire at a nearly 300,000 sq. ft. abandoned jai alai arena broke out, causing $100,000 in damage, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO).

Firefighters say they arrived at the abandoned structure on the 1400 block of 45th Street at 8 p.m. where they put out the blaze and called in investigators…

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