In a possible arson case, which of the following types of evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti of arson?

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Corpus delicti means the body of the crime. In a homicide case, the corpus delicti consists of the fact that a human being is dead and that the death was caused by the criminal act or agency of another person, and was not suicide, natural, or accidental. In an arson case, the corpus delicti consists of the fact that a building was burned and that the fire was caused by the criminal act or agency of another person, and was not accidental.    
 


In a possible arson case, which of the following types of evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti of arson?






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