A man was arrested on Saturday in the area of Fóia, in the hills of Monchique, Algarve, suspected of being the author of several fires, he said the agency Lusa source of the Algarve fire.
according to the second operational commander of the Faro Civil Protection, Abel Gomes, “the man was caught in the act to ignite fire in the evening, having been arrested by the police.”
Abel Gomes explained that the arrest occurred after firefighters have requested the intervention of the National Republican Guard (GNR) and the Judicial Police (PJ), “against the abnormal number of misfires which occurred during the evening and almost at the same time in various locations around the county Monchique “. “Ignitions were recorded during the afternoon in various locations, close to roads and access, which led us to ask for the intervention of the GNR and PJ” he said.
According to Abel Gomes, by 20h20 on Saturday registavam are two fires, one in the port of Lagos, a town on the edge of the districts of Monchique and Portimão, and another at the peak of Foia in the Monchique mountains.
“Due to lack of access, the fire in Fóia is burning freely in a bush area while the fire in Port of Lagos, with an active front but controlled by firefighters, “he said.
in fighting fires are involved 166 operating of corporations Algarve, the Special Force Firefighters, GNR, PJ, firefighters forest, teams of municipal services of civil protection Portimão, Monchique and Silves, backed by 48 vehicles and three track machines.
During the afternoon, fire-fighting operations also involved four air assets.
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