Thursday, August 28, 2014

Suspended firefighter suspected of setting fire in Little Village and Aguiar – Reuters

             


                     
                 

             

 
                     

A firefighter Sabrosa, held by the Judicial Police (PJ) on suspicion of having kindled a fire in the county, was “immediately suspended” by the local corporation, said on Thursday the commander. The PJ said in a statement that the 34-year-old businessman from construction and volunteer firefighter, is “strongly indicted for the crime.”


                 


                     The commander of the firefighters Sabrosa, Manuel Machado Borges, told reporters that the firefighter in question was “immediately suspended” by the corporation and also said that the corporation will proceed to open an internal investigation, whose conclusion is dependent on the lawsuit. “The lawsuit is going to help decide how we proceed,” stated Manuel Machado Borges.

The commander was keen to stress that the firefighter, who belonged to the corporation three years ago, is “a person extremely dedicated “, a” voluntary good “and had” a very positive psychological evaluation. ” However, until the completion of the process, the man is forbidden to enter the premises of volunteers Sabrosa.

According to the official, this summer period the suspect had informed the corporation that does not was available for fighting fires due to an increase in work caused by the arrival of immigrants.

According to PJ, the individual is suspected of having kindled a fire, which broke out at 22h49 on 17 August and consumed a small area of ​​scrub and pine Capeludos in parish, municipality of Sabrosa. According to this police force, the flames do not spread “to a large forest area adjacent given the prompt intervention of the public and the firefighters who extinguished.”

The suspect will be this Friday the judicial interrogation, the Court of Sabrosa, for application of coercive measures. The arrest was made by the Local Criminal Investigation Unit PJ Vila Real, this year, has arrested ten suspects in the crime of wildfire in their area of ​​intervention.


 
                 
             

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