Man in house arrest for forest fire in Landedo, Vinhais
A man suspected of setting fire with a lighter in Landedo, Vinhais, is in house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet. The fire consumed approximately 13 hectares on 23 August.
Suspect in Vinhais fire awaits trial with electronic ankle bracelet
The Bragança Court ordered house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet for the man detained on suspicion of having set fire in the village of Landedo, in the municipality of Vinhais, according to observador.pt. Until the protective measure is effectively applied, the suspect remains in Bragança prison.
The fire occurred on 23 August at 21:00 in the locality of Landedo, district of Bragança. According to the Judicial Police, the man is believed to have used a lighter to start the flames, and is strongly implicated in the commission of a forest fire crime.
"The fire resulted in a burnt area of approximately 13 hectares of forest composed of shrub and subshrub layer densely planted, as well as scattered chestnut and oak trees," the Judicial Police stated.
The same source stressed that without "the intervention of several fire brigades," the fire could have destroyed agricultural sheds and houses in the area.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)