They caused a forest fire by barbecuing and facing a millionaire fine

April 17, 2019

Two young roosters in a forest caused a mbadive forest fire that spanned more than 1,000 hectares and was expected to yield a compensatory million-dollar sum.

The event occurred in the region of As in Italy It has as protagonists two 22 year old students who have a barbecue in the house of the grandparents of one of them. On December 30th, the fire that ended with more than 1,000 hectares was born and the judge now found them guilty of having to pay a fine of 26 million euros..

The Italian medium La Stampa He made public the words of one of the young people who expressed a deep sense of what had happened and said: "We are the scapegoats of the fire that does not have any explanation. We are the real victims of this story, "said the boy.

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In the same way, he recounted how were the minutes after the start of the fire. The student confirmed that he had immediately notified the brigade and had tried to contain the flames that were growing bigger and bigger..

Prosecutors of the case, for their part, felt that, adding to the extreme conditions of drought instead, They are responsible with the owner of the house.

The fire could not be controlled in time and spread on Mount Berlinghera for several days. This affected more than 1,000 hectares, 100 of which suffered irreversible damage.

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Then, the authorities imposed an economic sanction on each student for 13 million euros. The amount is calculated according to local laws stipulating that the amount of the fine per square meter varies between 118 and 593 euros.

One of the defense attorneys told this press that such a penalty made no sense because the two culprits are students and are unable to pay the fine. One of the prosecutors informed the media Il Giorno As it is "a necessary step to show people that they should have greater responsibility for protecting the environment".