(ANSA) – PORTOFERRAIO, 12 JUL – There would be an arson trail behind the fire that broke out yesterday afternoon on the island of Elba in the Capo d’Arco area. The fire, which sent between 6 and 7 hectares of forest and Mediterranean scrub up in smoke, without endangering either residents, structures or houses, was tamed thanks to the intervention of the ground teams of firefighters and volunteers and two helicopters plus a canadair.
Last night the reclamation operations were still in progress, and today the inspection of the forestry is expected, which has started the investigations after having already identified the point from where the flames would have been set. Now it is a matter of identifying the possible trigger. There would be no doubts about the serial and malicious nature of the fire: “Today we will make the surveys on the starting point of the flames, which has been identified, and which has a human, serial and malicious matrix – underlined the commander of the forest police, Colonel Stefano Cipriani – in fact, the fire started yesterday afternoon in the same area last year on July 10th, and therefore almost the same day yesterday was the 11th, with the evident intention of hitting Capo d’Arco.
Fortunately yesterday there was no wind, even if the extinguishing and reclamation operations continued until yesterday evening with the help of two helicopters from the region and a canadair “. (ANSA).
Source: Ansa
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