Venezuelan Authorities Say Terrorists Behind Fire At La Guaira Warehouse Storing Food

Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro, the governor of the Venezuelan state of Vargas, said on Wednesday, that the fire at a warehouse in Venezuela's port city of La Guaira, where food is stored for distribution among the population in the framework of the government program, was a crime committed by terrorists

CARACAS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 28th February, 2019) Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro, the governor of the Venezuelan state of Vargas, said on Wednesday, that the fire at a warehouse in Venezuela's port city of La Guaira, where food is stored for distribution among the population in the framework of the government program, was a crime committed by terrorists.

The fire in La Guaira, which is located in Vargas state near Caracas, began on Wednesday morning. Most of the supplies were delivered by Mexican private firms under a deal with the Venezuelan government.

"We have no doubt that these are the acts committed by terrorists, these are their criminal hands that encroach on the food of our people," Garcia Carneiro said at a press conference, adding that investigators along with firefighters continued to establish a cause of the fire.

The fire came less than a week after the Venezuelan opposition tried to smuggle in alleged US relief aid from Brazil and Colombia, whose authorities have recognized self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido as Venezuela's leader.

President Nicolas Maduro has the backing of Mexico, Russia, China and several other countries. He denies a humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and has banned foreign assistance which he sees as a prelude to invasion. He has also threatened to put Guaido, who he calls a US puppet, on trial once he returns to the country.