Miguel Pereira da Silva / LUSA
The Oliveira de Azeméis fire took 6 days to extinguish: it was one of the biggest this summer and burned thousands of hectares. Now, the PJ has arrested one person.
The forest fire, which occurred in the town of Ossela, in Oliveira de Azeméis, was “one of the biggest fires in the countrylast September, says the Judiciary Police.
Now, the PJ has made an arrest: He is 24 years old, single, a factory worker, and has no motivation for the authorship of the facts, says .
The Oliveira de Azeméis fire started on September 14th and was only extinguished on the 20th. Burned more than 6 thousand hectares of forest and bushhousing and other equipment, and ended up joining Sever do Vouga and Albergaria-a-velha.
“Between the three fires, an area of approximately 36 thousand hectares was consumedbetween forest settlements, forests, housing, industries and other buildings, as well as the loss of lifewidely disseminated by the media”, says a statement from the Northern Judiciary Police to which he had access.
The set of events that occurred in the month of September in Portuguese territory led to a alert situation declared between September 15th and 17th, 2024for the entire continental territory.
The arsonist allegedly lit a lighter in several locations in Ossela, with the aim of setting the fire. It will now be presented to the competent judicial authority for first judicial interrogation and application of coercive measures.
