Man arrested for forest fire in Monte Redondo caused by strimmer
A 28-year-old man was arrested by the GNR in Monte Redondo, Leiria, for causing a forest fire through negligence during agricultural work.
Man arrested in Leiria after fire caused by agricultural work
The Monte Redondo territorial post of the Guarda Nacional Republicana arrested, last Thursday, a 28-year-old man suspected of the crime of forest fire through negligence, in the municipality of Leiria, jornaldeleiria.pt reports.
Following an alert about a fire outbreak in the locality of Monte Redondo, GNR officers immediately travelled to the scene. The investigations made it possible to determine that the fire originated from agricultural work using a strimmer.
The fire consumed an estimated area of 450 square metres of low-lying vegetation before being extinguished.
The arrested man was constituted as a defendant and the case referred to the Leiria Court of Law.
The GNR recalls that carrying out burns, burning of heaps and bonfires is prohibited whenever a rural fire danger level is classified as "very high" or "maximum", and is dependent on authorisation or prior notification in the remaining periods.
The Guarda Nacional Republicana, through the Nature and Environment Protection Service (SEPNA), emphasises that environmental protection constitutes a daily concern of the institution. For reporting infractions or clarification of doubts, citizens can contact the SOS Environment and Territory Line, available permanently through the number 808 200 520.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)