Man arrested for deliberate fire in Lisbon building
The Judicial Police arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of deliberately setting fire to the mattress in his bedroom in Lisbon on 16 August. The fire caused damage and posed a risk to other residents of the building.
Suspect in urban fire arrested by Judicial Police in Lisbon
The Lisbon and Vale do Tejo division of the Judicial Police arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of an urban fire crime that occurred on 16 August in the bedroom where he resided in Lisbon. The case was reported by Google News PT — Crime (pt).
According to the Judicial Police, the fire was deliberately set using direct flame applied to the bed mattress, on which several items of clothing were located.
The fire caused damage to the bedroom through heat action and soot deposits. It also created a danger to the physical integrity of the people present in the dwelling, as well as a risk of spreading to the remaining rooms and to the building itself, which is predominantly constructed from wooden materials, namely timber-framed partitions.
The detainee will be brought before the Lisbon Public Prosecutor's Office for an initial judicial interrogation as a detained suspect and for the application of appropriate precautionary measures.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)