Overview

• The blaze began on August 14 in La Sierra de Curuviejo, Burguillos del Cerro, and burned about 1,100 hectares of scrub and woodland.
• SEPRONA says the fire was started intentionally by applying direct flame in the area under investigation.
• Investigators from Badajoz SEPRONA and the Fuente de Cantos patrol gathered forensic samples and witness statements that they say established intent.
• The implicated individual is a resident of Mejorada del Campo (Madrid) who was vacationing locally, and motives remain unknown.
• Hoy reports the man is under investigation with charges sent to the Zafra court, while El Mundo reports he was detained, and the offense carries potential prison terms of one to five years plus fines.