The Carabinieri of the Aiello Calabro Station, a garrison of the force that has jurisdiction over the small hilly municipalities of ACalabro iello, Serra d’Aiello and Cleto they have A well-known 40-year-old from the area was arrested yesterday morning.
The intervention showed the high synergy and fruitful communication between the Municipality and the Police; it was the Mayor himself who noticed the flames and immediately alerted the military, allowing them to arrest him in flagrante delicto for forest fire.
The flames burned about 600 square meters of mountain slope made up of Mediterranean scrub and small shrubs.
The fire, which reached the vicinity of the medieval village in the Savuto area, could have caused damage to homes, but worse consequences were avoided thanks to the prompt and effective intervention of the National Association of Drivers of Italy, activated by the Operations Room of the Calabria Region.
The arrested man was placed under house arrest, pending the validation hearing.
The investigation activities are coordinated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Paola, headed by the Acting Prosecutor Ernest Sassano.
