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One person has been investigated on suspicion of the crime of serious negligence forest fire
The fire originated in a nearby farm, during burning prunings
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia has developed the operation 'PRUNING' to clarify the causes of the fire last March 3 swept over two hectares of bushes and reed bed in the MULENA hamlet of Yéchar, which has resulted in a person investigated which would have instructed proceedings on suspicion of crime of forest fire by gross negligence.
The action began when the Civil Guard was alerted to the fire at the Rambla del Moro place located in the municipality of Yéchar-Mule, for two hours, calcined an area of ​​two hectares and a half of shrubs and reeds.
Rushed to the scene of the Civil Guard patrols, fire crews, members of Local Police Mula, a tanker truck and helicopter transport brigade 1-1-2.
Once extinguished, specialists Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Civil Guard began research work to identify, in the first instance, the origin of the fire and the cause of its spread
The technical-ocular inspection made on the ground has allowed locating the focus of ignition in a burning prunings performed a few meters from the area cremated.
Researchers have found that in a farm near the site, planted with fruit trees, work had been carried burning prunings for what the company had administrative authorization.
The Civil Guard has found that these tasks were given by completed around 14.00 hours, although total extinction so the fire spread to the bushes and the hurdle of the promenade is not guaranteed.
Operation 'PRUNING' has culminated in the identification of a person responsible for agricultural burning, which will have instructed proceedings on suspicion of crime of forest fire by gross negligence.
The proceedings initiated have been made available to the Court of Instruction No. 2 of Mula (Murcia).
SEPRONA latest research for the crime of forest fire
The 'MECHA' operation, developed by the Civil Guard to clarify the causes of the fires, the last on 24 and 27 February, swept over a thousand square meters hurdle in Abarán and Archena, ended with two people investigated the they were instructed proceedings on suspicion of two crimes of forest fire by gross negligence.
Tips for prevention of forest fires
Regarding agricultural and forest fires, the Civil Guard reiterates, in general, the prohibition of realizing in time of danger, in order to prevent forest fires, set between June 1 and September 30, both inclusive.
Similarly, the individual or company that will perform this type of activity, outside or within the said period, shall submit the relevant application for burning, for approval by the Directorate General of Rural and Forestry Development Ministry of Water, Agriculture and the Environment of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (CARM).
Meritorious appeals to public awareness and reiterates the need to take appropriate security measures to prevent forest fires and especially in those farmhands who, because of their proximity to sensitive areas, can cause forest fires, maintaining, in any case, a strip firewall around the point of burning to prevent the accidental spread of fire.
Agricultural burning are directly related to part of the forest fires in the region of Murcia.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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