A Arguido is Bombeira for about 22 years, being in the reserve. Encontra-if hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. O Judgment continues on the day July 2.
A firefighter on the reserve board of the Pedrógão Grande corporation admitted to the court of Leiria to have caused a “carelessness” fire, denying the author of another fire in 2024.
The Leiria Judicial Court beganthis Wednesdayfair, a judge 44 -year -old womanfor the alleged practice of Two forest fire crimes in the municipality of Pedrógão Grandedistrict of Leiria.
In the order of prosecution, consulted by the agency Lusa, it is read that the defendant, currently with measure of coercion of house arresthe set the fires on the afternoon of June 2, 2024.
To the collective of judges, the woman said she took a walk and “Distraction” touched the tip of the cigarette in the fetuses and set the fire.
“I tried to erase with my feet and couldn’t. I called 117 immediately. It was not on purpose. It was careless”, underlined.
To the collective, the woman denied being aware of another fire that launched on the same occasion.
“The cigarette was lit in hand, no I lay down for the bush. I deleted with my foot “, stated.
Questioned By the prosecutor’s prosecutor (MP) about how the other fire would have triggered, the accused replied: “I have no idea. nothing”.
A GNR military man who patrolled on the scene and spotted a smoke column said he reported the forest fire to the room situation.When The military was regulating traffic, the defendant approached him to say that he had given the warning to 117.
“I contacted the situation room to ask if they had received any calls and they told me they had nothing,” revealed.
What does the Public Prosecution Service claim?
According to the order of the MP, on the afternoon of June 2, 2024, the woman left home and on the usual walk towards the Vale de Góis area entered a forest path, where, where, After smoking a cigarette, he threw his lit tip to the floor“was densely populated by Mato and Hay”, causing a focus of fire.
O Fire propagated and burned a forest area of about 200 square metersaccording to the Ministry Public.Following Then his journey to Vale de Góis, the defendant, about two minutes later, lit another cigarette and “placed it, lit, on the floor, on dense bush and hay”, which Originated New Focus of Fireo“Having burned a forest area of about 4,500 meters Square “.
A Bombeira abandoned the site and, through his mobile phone, warned the SOS Fire line (no. 117) and started the return route home, the MP reported.
“The area where the fires triggered is part of the forest zone consisting of eucalyptus, cork oaks, oaks, pine pine tree and bush, all in a continuous horizontal spot of vegetable fuel, with hundreds of hectares, adjacent to the Pedrógão Grande camping park”, where they were 22 people.
Os Fires were fought by 57 operational, supported by 16 vehicles and three air assets, and “had not been ready to be mobilized and intervention” of these means, the fireworks “would have propagated” to the engaging forest spot, the camp of camps defendant.
“A Arguido is Bombeira for about 22 years, being in the reserve“Given” did not have pickets for a year, for having incompatible with the commander of the Firefighters“, added the MP. To The MP, the defendant acted “with the purpose of fire” vegetable materials flammable.
The defendant, who is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospitalarrived accompanied by a nurse whom the judge questioned if he was able to submit to trial. The health professional confirmed the ability of women. However, at the end of the session, the woman’s dismissal request was accessed in the next audience.O Judgment continues on the day July 2, at 15:00.
