Arson

The massive wildfire in August in northeastern Attica that burned 10,500 hectares was caused by a short circuit in a power pole of grid operator DEDDHE, an investigation by fire service arson investigators has found.

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with an arson attack on a police patrol car in Aetolia, central Greece.

Authorities say the teenager was responsible for setting fire to the vehicle, which was parked outside the Aetolia police directorate.

The 70-year-old deputy mayor of Xylokastro-Evrostini, in the Peloponnese, the main suspect for arson in a deadly fire that occurred in late September, has been given 48 hours to testify. 

On Wednesday, a Corinth prosecutor ordered a preliminary investigation into the four-day fire that claimed two lives and burned 71 square kilometers of forest.

A deputy mayor has been charged with a felony for his alleged role in a devastating wildfire in Xylokastro in southern Greece on September 29 that claimed two lives and scorched 7,100 hectares of forest.

A criminal prosecution was filed today, Wednesday, against the deputy mayor of Xylokastro-Evrostini for the deadly fire on September 29th that claimed the lives of two people and burned 71,000 acres of forest.

A 27-year-old man was sentenced on Monday to three years and six months in prison after being arrested for arson by investigative officers of the fire service in Ilia. 

According to the fire service's announcement, the fire occurred on Sunday in a plot of land in Kyllini, Peloponnese. 

After the sentencing, the 27-year-old was taken to Nafplio prison.

A Turkish family is awaiting answers after their restaurant in the Canadian province of Quebec was the target of two arson attacks in just over two weeks.

Pizza Mozza, owned by three brothers of Turkish origin, was first hit on the night of Aug. 31, resulting in minor damage. The second incident on Sept. 2 caused significant damage.

The 50-year-old woman and her minor son, who had been arrested for the series of arsons in Nea Makri, were recently found to be in custody with the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor.

Investigators are examining video footage that captures the movements of a 61-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman who were arrested on Monday on suspicion of committing arson in the eastern Attica district of Nea Makri.

The fire service remains skeptical of the eco-militant group's claims of responsibility for the arson attack on an egg factory in Thessaloniki, as reported by MEGA TV on Thursday.

Based on initial findings, the fire service doubts that the fire was caused by arson. Instead, authorities suggest that the fire was caused by a short circuit.