More than half of forest fires are intentional
In the last few hours, a number of people have been arrested as being responsible for various forest fires, such as a fireman in Ávila who reportedly burned more than 2,200 hectares of to get a job.
Most forest fires are man-made , and although in most cases they are due to negligence or accidents, such as bushes, sparks, or fires caused by a badly extinguished butt, there are also those that are intentional or malicious.
Monica Colmena , a technician at the WWF Spain Forests program, has stated in the Ganbara programme of Radio Euskadi that more than half of the forest fires are intentional. According to Colmena, "95% of the fires are caused by humans, and a large part of that, 55%, are caused by arsonists."
The most surprising case has occurred in Ávila , where a firefighter has been arrested in the last few hours on charges of causing a fire that burned 2,200 hectares at the end of July. The President of Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, has stated that he apparently wanted to get a job and that is why he caused the fire.
TheGovernment delegate in Andalusia, Antonio Sainz, has announced that there are "well-founded suspicions" that the fire at the site of the Sierra de la Plata has been "intentional", so it has been decided to activate and increase all operational surveillance.
A 63-year-old woman isbeing investigated in Muxía, A Coruña, accused of causing five fires. Several witnesses and photographs place the woman near the fires.
In Ourense, a 28-year-old boy has been arrested in fraganti after causing several fires on Mount Canibelos, as well as a second in Celanova, who is charged with another 20 fires.
Penalties: up to 20 years' imprisonment
Article 351 of the Criminal Code provides that those who cause a fire that endangers the life or physical integrity of persons shall be punished by imprisonment from 10 to 20 years.
If there is no danger in the fires, the penalty is one to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18 months.
In any event, if the judicial authorities determine that the fire has been serious and has affected a large area, or has affected a protected area, they may be punished by a fine of between three and six years and a fine of up to 24 months.
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