Suspected fire raiser provisionally released in Ontinyent

Suspected fire raiser provisionally released in Ontinyent
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By h.b. - Sep 8, 2010 - 9:08 PM
The Valencia province fires which have affected 4,500 hectares in total are now under control

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A person was arrested in Ontinyent on Wednesday in connection with the starting of the fires which have been burning over the past three days in the south of Valencia province.

The arrested man is a local forest guard from Ontinyent who is currently off work because of his implication in a fire in the Vall’d’Albaida area. He was provisionally released by the Instruction Court 2 in Ontinyent after questioning by the National Police. The court did not have a technical report on the causes of the fire and thus could not take any further action at this stage. The man has been ordered to present himself weekly to the court.

Government Sub-Delegate for the Valencia Region, Luis Felipe Martínez, offered a press conference in Ontinyent Town Hall to give the latest information on the fires. He noted that it had been started deliberately and work was continuing to establish the person or persons responsible.

The fires in Alfafara, Alicante, and in the Valencia municipalities of Simat de la Valldigna, Bocairent and Ontinyent, had affected 4,500 hectates of land. These fires were broought under control on Wednesday, and forces were transferred to fight the fire in Barxeta and its northern front in particular, stopping it crossing the CV-500 road. 900 people continued working in the area.

A statement from the Valencia Government at nightfall considered that all the fires in the south of Valencia Province and the North of Alicante were now under control. They said that 4,500 hectares of land had been affected.

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