A man suspected of starting a
fire that burned around 1,500 hectares of forest and orchards in
the area of Tuscany's Mt Serra has been detained under a warrant
by Pisa prosecutors following an investigation by Carabinieri
police, sources said Wednesday.
The suspect is a forest-fire-prevention volunteer, the
sources said.
The blaze started on September 24 and raged for many days,
forcing the authorities to evacuate some towns, while others
were cut off.
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