ORLANDO, Fla. — Investigators with the Orlando Fire Department said a fire set to the Pulse memorial was not a hate crime.
Three banners honoring victims on the other side of the wall were burned, but have since been fixed.
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It is still unclear why the fire was set to the memorial.
A man was arrested in connection with the arson at the Pulse nightclub memorial.
READ: Suspect in Pulse memorial wall arson arrested
Mark Henson is expected to make his first appearance in court on Wednesday.
A video showed the moment a man in a wheelchair rolled up to the banners and lit them on fire. It happened last month.
Henson was arrested just days after the video was released to the community.
WATCH: Man caught on camera setting fire to Pulse memorial wall
A Pulse survivor said the intentional fire was downright disrespectful.
“This is a space where late at night when no one else is here I come when I want to feel close to them again,” Brandon Wolf said. “And the idea that someone could desecrate a space like that, do something so violent, and so hateful, it’s really heartbreaking to me.”
The onePULSE Foundation said it’s grateful to the fire department for the arrest.
Orlando Fire Department's Arson and Bomb Squad announced the arrest of a man accused of setting fire to part of the Pulse Interim Memorial. We are grateful to @OrlandoFireDept and are so appreciative of all of the first responders who work to keep our community safe. pic.twitter.com/igtqoV8yC0
— onePULSE Foundation (@onePULSEorg) November 9, 2021
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