He would have started three fires on his rival's land in Is Fiascus, in Masainas . With this accusation a pensioner ended up under house arrest. He would have acted for revenge , according to the reconstruction of the investigative unit of the Iglesias Forest Inspectorate and the Sant'Antioco Forestry Station.
The first of the three fires took place on July 23 , precisely on a day in which the high danger bulletin on the fire front had been issued, due to the high temperatures. In that case, the sirocco wind had pushed the flames up to burn about half a hectare of vegetation.
Two days later, a new fire , this time taking advantage of the mistral which had begun to blow over Sardinia. The intervention of the forest ranger had prevented the flames from spreading, even though they threatened a house and greenhouses: in that case, 1500 square meters of land had gone up in smoke.
On 14 August, on the eve of August 15th, another fire at Is Fiascus , this time in a wood made up of Mediterranean olive scrub: the damage had been contained, also thanks to the intervention of the residents on the first flames.
What the three fires had in common, in addition to the place, was the intentional nature, ascertained by the investigative unit, but not only. The investigations revealed the presence of the man, recipient of the precautionary measure, in the context . Once searched, the pensioner was also found in possession of various blunt objects. The Public Prosecutor, also in consideration of the danger of repeating the offence, thus decided to ask the investigating judge for house arrest.
(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)
