[RegulatorCountry]

Sounds more like an ambush. Whoever it was, was waiting for them. Set the hotel on fire for a distraction to escape?

[COBOL2Java]

Sounds more like an ambush. Whoever it was, was waiting for them. Set the hotel on fire for a distraction to escape?

Yeah, I think Orlando may have skipped a step or two

1. Cops are coming! Rig the motel to set fires!
2. Barricade yourself in the motel - make sure windows and doors are blocked real good - except for a hole so I can shoot out!
3. Set the fires!
4. Get out, and...uh oh!

[Paine in the Neck]

Set the hotel on fire for a distraction to escape?

Maybe. I'd suspect employment of flash-bangs by LE.