The Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalvesaid Friday night that the Government sued a 39-year-old man accused of starting a forest fire on the Playa Negra farm, in Penco, Biobío Region.
“Regarding the situation of Penco, where a person has been arrested who was discovered red-handed generating a forest fire, of course, the Government has sued for the crime of arson and tomorrow (Saturday) the Ministry of the Interior will be present at the formalization hearing,” Monsalve said from the headquarters of the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior (Onemi).
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“99% of fires are caused by human action. The first call, therefore, to all Chileans to collaborate so that there are no fires, and therefore, not generate risk situations, but also to say with great determination that the Government is going to seek the criminal and criminal responsibilities of all those who intentionally start a fire,” he added.
Likewise, he maintained that “we are not going to accept that forest fires are intentionally generated that also put people’s safety at risk and in that we are going to be inflexible in terms of suing and prosecuting, requesting the necessary procedures, identification and responsibility of those who have committed these crimes”.
Onemi reported on Friday night that there are a total of 95 forest fires registered nationwide: one under observation, eight in combat, 60 controlled and 26 extinguished.
