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Around one hundred firefighters are currently battling a forest fire in Arões, located in the municipality of Vale de Cambra. The blaze, which has two active fronts, is being managed by the Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection (Comando Sub-Regional de Emergência e Proteção Civil).
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During the trial, the defendant confessed to committing the crime.
During the trial, the defendant confessed to committing the crime.
The fire was allegedly caused by “intentional action” to clear land.
The fire consumed approximately 1,100 square metres of forest area.
A forest fire threatened homes and consumed 17 hectares. The fire was caused by a controlled burn that went out of control.
The fire did not put populations or homes at risk. The alert was given around 15:40 on Friday.
A 54-year-old man was arrested in the act by the GNR after a controlled burn of debris, which had municipal authorisation, went out of control and devastated 17 hectares in Resende.
A 54-year-old man was arrested for a forest fire crime in the municipality of Resende. “The burning in question got out of control, causing the destruction of 17 hectares of forest area,” the GNR stated.
A 44-year-old woman was arrested in Penafiel on suspicion of starting a forest fire from a controlled burn. In total, 3,500 square metres of vegetation were destroyed.
GNR officers determined that the fire originated from the clearing of the forest area, specifically from the burning of debris, which had been duly authorised by the municipality.
The detainee was named a formal suspect and the facts were reported to the Judicial Court of Penafiel.
The arrest occurred following investigative procedures after a forest fire broke out.
There are no houses or industries at risk, but the country's main road had to be closed.
A 77-year-old man carried out an unlicensed burning of brush piles that ended up getting out of control.
The fire originated from an unlicensed burning of brush piles. The fire reportedly got out of control, leading to a blaze that consumed approximately 36 hectares of pine forest.
The flames started in the Eirol area, however, they reached Oliveirinha.
The GNR explains that the fire originated from a cleaning operation involving controlled burning, for which the necessary safety measures had not been taken.
Burning of piles of vegetation without adopting the necessary safety measures was the cause of the fire.
The origin of the fire “resulted from the clearing of that forest area without the proper safety measures having been adopted.”
The defendant is being tried in Aveiro for a forest fire crime.
The forest fire consumed an area of 1,500 square metres in a large forest patch, with several homes and other buildings located nearby.
Although the burning was authorised, it got out of control, leading to the woman being named a formal suspect for the crime of forest fire; she was subsequently released and notified.
A 48-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of a forest fire crime that originated from the burning of garden waste.
