▁fire ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁accident ally ▁started ▁by ▁a ▁mol ot ov ▁co ck tail ▁thrown ▁by ▁an ▁anti - g overn ment ▁protest er . ▁Colomb ian ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Carlos ▁Hol mes ▁Tru j illo ▁rejected ▁the ▁claims ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁manip ulated ▁the ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁the ▁aid ▁tr uck , ▁ins isting ▁that ▁Nicol ás ▁Mad uro ▁was ▁responsible . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁Venez uel ans ▁protest ed ▁outside ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁offices ▁in ▁United ▁States , ▁question ing ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁" partial ity " ▁and ▁critic ized ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁the ▁publication ▁which ▁occurred ▁while ▁Venezuela ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁nation wide ▁black out . ▁Journal ist ▁Kar la ▁Sal ced o ▁Fl ores ▁den ounced ▁state - run ▁T eles ur ▁for ▁pl ag iar ism ▁and ▁the ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁her ▁photos ▁for ▁propag anda ▁purposes ▁after ▁the ▁network ▁claimed ▁protest ers ▁pou red ▁gas oline ▁on ▁the ▁tr uck s . ▁B elling cat ▁reported ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁open ▁source ▁evidence ▁exam ined ▁for ▁its ▁investigation ▁does ▁not ▁show ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁ign ition , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁definit ive ▁determ ination ▁regarding ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁fire . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Miguel ▁P izar ro ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁would ▁den ounce ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁the ▁tr uck s ▁transport ing ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court . ▁ ▁The ▁Venez uel an ▁Foreign