The Judicial Police (SP) detained a 59-year-old man on suspicion of setting fire to a forest in Salgueira, in the municipality of Viseu.
“The suspect, using direct fire (lighter), set fire to the forest, in an area with extensive forest, with vertical and horizontal continuity, bordering the urban area,” the GPO press release said on Tuesday. .-Honestly.
The police say that the fire “would have taken on more serious proportions if it had not been for the prompt intervention by a combat vehicle with several fire engines, deployed by helicopter by the UEES brigade. [Unidade de Emergência de Proteção e Socorro] GNR and aircraft”.
According to the document, “a 59-year-old man, divorced,” is suspected “of the alleged commission of a crime related to a forest fire that occurred on June 25, 2023 in Salgeiral, the Union of Parishes of Koutos.” de Viseu.
“The actions of the suspect endangered the physical integrity and lives of people, houses and a large forest area of about 200 hectares,” the document emphasizes.
In a press release sent to the Lusa agency, the judiciary explains that the arrest was made through the Center’s board in cooperation with the GNR Environmental Core in Viseu and the Centre’s Rural Fire Reduction Working Group. .
The detainee will be present at the first judicial interrogation for the use of coercive measures that he considers convenient, according to the Judicial Police.