The two quotes from the two tenants cannot be used in the article. The first tenant basically accuses the little boy of starting the fire. By using this quote, this is might be falsely accusing someone. If the person is innocent, the paper could be sued for libel. The second quote from the other tenant talks about how the woman was beaten by her husband. Just from this quote, you can't confirm that this is actually true. Again, the paper could be sued for libel and would be damaging to the husband's character.
After this, the reporters will need to talk to police, firefighters, and other witnesses. They'll need to find out all of the information they can about the fire, how it started, and what's going to happen now. Find out what the police are doing to find out who or what started the fire. The reporter's will also have to talk to the dispatcher about the call from the woman who reported the fire. Find out everything she said about it. I don't think that including the part about the boy throwing something for reporters to worry about until the police say something. If they report something untrue, it could look bad on the publication and could be libel worthy.
We can't name any suspects until they are convicted.
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