Video captures moment arsonist sets fire to grass in southern Italy
Guardian, 10 Aug 2021
A video has been released by the Italian Carabinieri military police which showed a hidden camera capturing an arsonist starting a fire in the countryside.
The video released on 6 August, showed a person light a match and place it on the grass before running away near Montesarchio, a town some 31 miles (49km) from Naples in Italy.
The man was arrested by the Carabinieri.
In Italy, the civil protection authority warned on Monday of more fires to come as temperatures in parts of the country reach 45C .
Wildfires rage in Greece and Italy as EU mounts firefighting operation
The video released on 6 August, showed a person light a match and place it on the grass before running away near Montesarchio, a town some 31 miles (49km) from Naples in Italy.
The man was arrested by the Carabinieri.
In Italy, the civil protection authority warned on Monday of more fires to come as temperatures in parts of the country reach 45C .
Wildfires rage in Greece and Italy as EU mounts firefighting operation
