The Justice issued the preventive detention for one of the suspects of having initiated the forest fires that have already swept more than 3,000 thousand hectares in the rionegrina town of El Bolsón.
This is a 31 -year -old man, a native of Neuquén, domiciled in Senillosa, who had been found with a bottle of flammable liquid last Wednesday near the confluence of the white and blue rivers.
This Friday, the judge Ricardo Calcagno It made all the requests of the Prosecutor’s Office and ordered that the suspect stay housed in a Bariloche prison establishment for 30 days, while the investigation that involves it progresses.
Assistance to those affected by fires in El Bolsón
The news was highlighted by the governor of Río Negro, Alberto Weretilneckin their social networks. “Justice determined that one of the men linked to fires in El Bolsón is arrested for a month while the investigation progresses. It was found with an accelerating liquid in a risk zone, dressed as a brigadist to go unnoticed”the president rebuilt.
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Preventive prison for 30 days for one of those arrested for fires in El Bolsón
Justice determined that one of the men linked to fires in El Bolsón is arrested for a month while the investigation progresses. It was found with an accelerating liquid in a …
– Alberto Weretilneck (@Weretilneck) February 7, 2025
In this regard, he said that “it is essential to make this visible: Someone tried to set our forests fire. We coordinate with justice to disseminate each advance and that society knows who attempts against our territory. “
This week, Weretilneck landed in Buenos Aires and held various meetings to request assistance in the fight against fire. Among his agenda, he visited the Casa Rosada, where he met with the vice head of Cabinet, Lisandro Catalán.
Subsequently, The Patagonian governor was with the head of the Federal Investment Council (CFI), Ignacio Lamothe, who guaranteed him the disbursement of $ 1 billion as assistance to face the emergency in El Bolsón.
Finally, he met with the vice presidents of Banco Patagonia, Juan Manuel Trejo and Marvio Melo Freitas, to coordinate specific economic and financial measures to help the inhabitants of the affected areas.
Two arrested for fires in epuyén
Meanwhile, two women were arrested for provocation of the igneous focus and the fire was held in Epuyén, in the province of Chubut.
The fire went out around 21 last Thursday. In the context of the emergency that affects the region and due to weather conditions, Edersa will carry out a preventive power cut this Friday between 15 and 19.
The measure will impact on the main interface neighborhoods of El Bolsón, including Loma del Medio, Cerro Amigo, Villa Tourism and Mallín drown
After days of intense work by the brigades and the police, The fire is contained. However, monitoring will continue until its total extinction. The affected surface reaches about 3,530 hectares, including implanted forest, native forest, thickets and grasslands.
The authorities detailed that more than 70 homes were affected and more than 200 people were evacuated due to the magnitude of the fire. Despite the facts, Brigadistas continue to tour the area to identify possible hot points and prevent reactivations that may put population safety at risk.
Meanwhile, in the El Pedregoso area, fire spotes remain active, although without significant expansion since Wednesday. Eduardo PérezUndersecretary of Civil Protection, reported that three focuses continue with activity, But the results of the combat tasks were positive. The estimated affected surface is 55 hectares of native forest, implanted, shrub and grassland forest.
The authorities continue to call on the population to remain informed and follow the indications of emergency equipment, highlighting the importance of community cooperation to avoid new fire focuses.
Source: Ambito

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