The numerous vegetation fires marked the spirits this summer in France. And the Jura was particularly concerned in August. It is in this context that a 27-year-old man was tried this Thursday by the criminal court of Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) for having started a major fire on August 10.
More than 230 hectares of forest and brush went up in smoke in the wooded areas of Cornod and Vosbles-Valfin, in the south of the department. No one was injured but several residents had to be evacuated. Wild animals had perished.
An incoherent first story
According to the Lons-le-Saunier prosecutor’s office, quoted by Progress, the defendant is a former volunteer firefighter (non-professional). He was one of the first people to report the fire to the fire department. Unmasked by the investigators given his incoherent account, this father had finally admitted his involvement, explaining that he wanted to do an experiment with twigs and a lighter. He was remanded in custody.
This Thursday’s hearing will be an immediate appearance. About sixty firefighters intervened for two consecutive days to stem the fire in Cornod and Vosbles.