(EFE) .- The Police of Key West, in Florida (USA), has been searching since last Saturday for two suspicious men of setting fire to a Christmas tree placed in front of the iconic buoy-shaped structure that is touted as the southernmost point of the continental United States and which suffered extensive damage.
According to the local police, the incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m., local time, and the fire damaged the characteristic cement structure with black, white, red and yellow stripes, which is said to be also the point closest to Cuba.
The flames were put out by local firefighters, but the iconic buoy-shaped building off the coast suffered extensive damage, according to Key West authorities.
In 2017 it had to be restored after being damaged by Hurricane Irma
In 2017, this attraction located on the aforementioned island of the Florida Keys, in the extreme south of this state, had to be restored after being damaged by the powerful hurricane. Irma.
The artist Danny Acosta He was in charge of restoring the buoy, one of the most photographed spots in Key West, where the cyclone damaged the stucco and erased much of the paint.
The landmark, which bears the legend “90 miles to Cuba, southernmost point in the United States,” was erected by the city of Key West in 1983 after other small signs to denote the place were frequently stolen.
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