In an unprecedented incident of arson in Tripoli, a city in the central part of the Peloponnese in Greece, a 44-year-old Greek woman set fires because “she enjoyed watching firefighters and flirting with them.”
Who is the woman who intentionally set fires in Tripoli?
A 36-month prison sentence plus a 1,000 euro fine has been imposed on the 44-year-old arsonist in Tripoli, Greece. The woman was arrested two days ago because she intentionally and repeatedly set fires. This resulted in two wildfires breaking out.
Specifically, the local fire department said in a statement that the woman was “arrested today, August 26, 2024 by investigating officers of the Police Department of Tripoli.”
It was added that the woman is “a Greek citizen, who is responsible for causing two fires on farmland, intentionally and repeatedly (on August 24th and 25th), in the area of Kerasitsa, in the Municipality of Tripoli in Arcadia.”
According to Greece’s Skai TV report, the woman set fires because she hoped to flirt with the firefighters who would rush to put out the flames. She wanted to meet a man in uniform. The fact that the woman was present in both of the last two fires in Tripoli aroused the suspicions of the fire department.
It should be noted that the said fires affected only small plots of land, as the fire department responded promptly.
Incident of arson in Drama
On the same note, a 51-year-old man was arrested following a spontaneous investigation by the Drama Police Department in Greece. The man was suspected of causing three fires on farmland and was subsequently arrested. He set fires intentionally and repeatedly from August 24th to 25th in the settlement of Ypsilon in Drama. An administrative fine of just over $1,550 (€1,400) has been imposed.
The man appeared before a prosecutor in Drama and was given a 15-month prison sentence with an estimated sentence of three months’ imprisonment.
Accidentally starting a wildfire constitutes a criminal act
Accidentally starting a wildfire is now a criminal act, as even the smallest fire can quickly rage out of control under the current conditions, Kikilias warned in a social media post in June, regarding the arrest of a 30-year-old Greek man for starting a wildfire in Nigrita, Serres.
In regard to the 30-year-old’s arrest in Serres, Kikilias noted that the man “confessed that while doing agricultural work, he caused the dangerous fire that broke out in Nigrita, Serres.”
The minister also noted that “the law is now stricter than ever and negligence constitutes a criminal act.”
