Two suspects detained in case of deadly forest fire in Chile
Kyiv • UNN
Two suspects, including a former forestry worker and a firefighter, have been detained on charges of causing a deadly forest fire in Chile's Valparaiso region in February that killed more than 100 people.
Chilean law enforcement officials have detained two suspects in a forest fire in February this year that killed more than 100 people. This was reported by Bloomberg, according to UNN.
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It is noted that the two men were detained on Friday.
One of the suspects is a former employee of the Chilean office responsible for forest policy. According to local media, the other person detained is a firefighter.
During a pre-trial detention hearing on Saturday, prosecutors in the Valparaiso region said they found the device used in the arson in the room of one of the detainees.
It also became known that one of the detainees was involved in six previous fires that damaged the Peñuelas Reserve.
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In February, a forest fire in the Valparaiso region became the country's largest disaster since the massive earthquake in 2010, killing more than 100 people and injuring another 16,000.
