Burgas wildfire: police say father and son started blaze by burning dry grass
A 53-year-old man and his 85-year-old father allegedly set fire to dry grass. The blaze burned more than 1,000 decares, according to BNT, and came within 200 meters of a village.
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The major fire that broke out near Izvorishte in the Burgas region on Oct. 9 was caused by a 53-year-old man and his 85-year-old father, according to police. They allegedly set fire to a pile of dry grass in the 'Piramidata' holiday-home area, from where the fire spread, BNT reported on Monday (Oct. 12). Police have opened a pre-trial investigation.
According to BNT, the blaze burned more than 1,000 decares (more than 100 hectares) and threatened the villages of Izvorishte, Bryastovets and Draganovo; the flames came within about 200 meters of Bryastovets. Several yards, an uninhabited building and an orchard were damaged. Nine fire engines, volunteers, local residents and heavy machinery were deployed until the fire was brought under control on Oct. 9.