{"id":4834,"date":"2025-03-18T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enidpost.com\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2025-03-18T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:01:24","slug":"fire-destroys-popular-hispanic-bakery-in-oklahoma-city-suspected-arson-under-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enidpost.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/fire-destroys-popular-hispanic-bakery-in-oklahoma-city-suspected-arson-under-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Destroys Popular Hispanic Bakery in Oklahoma City, Suspected Arson Under Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"group\/turn w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d7bd0184-9fbf-4a9c-9c6b-9fd58b25ea76\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"501\">Oklahoma City, OK \u2013 A beloved Hispanic bakery in south Oklahoma City was destroyed by fire on March 1, with authorities now investigating the blaze as an act of arson. La Oaxaquena Bakery and Restaurant, a staple of the local community for over 15 years, was gutted in the early morning hours when a person, captured on surveillance footage, was seen attempting to intentionally set the building on fire.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"939\">According to Emmanuel Vasquez, the son of the bakery\u2019s owner, the video shows an individual walking around the building, pouring gasoline through broken windows, and ensuring the fire spread. \u201cYou can see a man come with buckets of gasoline to burn the building and to make sure it burned,\u201d Vasquez said. \u201cHe was here for 20 minutes. He breaks through the windows, pours gasoline, and stays there watching to make sure the job is done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1228\">The Oklahoma City Fire Department reported that the building was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no injuries were sustained. However, the business, which had been serving the local community for more than a decade, is now considered a total loss, with damages exceeding $300,000.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1576\">The fire\u2019s cause has left the family reeling, with many feeling the impact of what seems to be a personal attack. \u201cIt\u2019s very hard not to see that as almost a personal attack,\u201d Vasquez remarked. \u201cIf someone wanted to do damage to my family, this would be how they do it. It really pains me to think that this was done with malice and with hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1993\">Security footage clearly shows the individual repeatedly smashing windows and dousing the interior with gasoline, further suggesting the deliberate nature of the act. \u201cHe didn\u2019t try and steal anything. It was just smash the windows, pour a bucket, grab another bucket, smash another window, pour another bucket. That really shows that it was intentional, that there was a real desire to cause damage,\u201d Vasquez said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2268\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As the investigation continues, the family is left to grapple with the loss of their business and the emotional toll of the incident. 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