The ongoing investigation, “which continues with a number of expert reports and the hearing of witnesses”, according to the same source, “was opened to destruction by fires of wood, woods, moors, marquis or other plantations that caused damage to people.” could”. ,
Prosecutors on Friday declared in favor of a “criminal thesis” to explain the outbreak of this fire, one of two massive fires that have occurred since July 12 at La Teste-de-Buch (5,000 hectares burned) in Gironde. Inflamed together.
These two disasters, which caused no casualties and little material damage (4 houses and a restaurant were burned), destroyed 15,000 hectares of forest and forced 32,000 people, residents and vacationers to leave their habitat.
In Landiras, “criminal identification technicians were able to draw conclusions that recognized intentional malicious act”, prosecutors wrote in their press release.
Investigators made a connection between the incident and other fire outbreaks seen in the same area on the same day, at different times. However, “clues have yet to be exploited to eliminate or maintain the thesis of the same author”, prosecutors point out.
Regarding the fire in La Teste near Arcachon, local officials reported last week that it was caused by a broken van that caught fire on a forest road. A version was confirmed by prosecutors on Monday.
The investigation is open to “involuntary destruction by fire of wood, woods, moors, marquis or plantations of others due to breach of obligation to safety or discretion”.
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