Theodorikakos says evidence points to arson in Krestena wildfire; one arrest
FILE PHOTO: Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos. ANA – MPA/ ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
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Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Monday said that arson was suspected in the case of the wildfire in the area of Krestena, in statements during a meeting at the mobile operations centre Olympos where he was briefed on the efforts to contain the fire.
He said that “a citizen has already been arrested, accused of arson”.
“In the last 20 days we had 15 wildfires in the region of Ilia. There is no one who believes that this happened by chance. It is obvious that there was arson, that there are plans and we must do everything to find the guilty parties. We already have one arrest of a citizen, who will answer to justice,” Theodorikakos explained.
Regarding the ongoing fire, he said this had claimed no victims nor any homes destroyed.
Μeanwhile, the Copernicus/Emergency Management Service-Mapping of the European Union has been activated for the immediate mapping of the area of Krestena in Ilia, where a major wildfire broke out on Sunday.
Its activation aims at the production of maps and other data concerning the area of Krestena, to assist all agencies involved in dealing with emergency needs and the management of the phenomenon.
The European Union accepted by request by the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry to activate the service, which will supply a series of maps and other data produced through the analysis of satellite images directly to the various bodies involved in managing the fire’s repercussions.
Source: ANA – MPA
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