Thomas G. Briody, a lawyer for Biechele, said, "I would urge the public to examine with great care the accuracy of any statement attributed to people in the frenzied moments after the fire started."
Lawyerese for "Oh sh!t
my client is guilty as hell."
This idiotic statement makes me take this guy's words with a grain of salt. The nature of the pyro has been well discussed in these threads abd it doesn't burn skin or instruments. Highly flammable substances are a different matter.
As for the comments about the pyro being set up "right before the band went on" - well, duh! That's when they had to be set up. That means nothing as far as "permission" or anything else goes.
It seems now, everyone is trying to take advantage of this tragedy and get their name in the press.