Man caught starting a fire on the side of a road in Italy

The footage shows a man stopping his car on the side of the road, getting out, and crouching down in the bushes on the shoulder. A few seconds later, a small flame can be seen emerging. But the man picks up more grass and the flame grows. The scene was captured by Italian video surveillance cameras, and the man was arrested. He is accused of starting a massive fire that burned several hectares of forest and around 130 olive trees near Naples last Saturday. The 58-year-old man was arrested in Montemiletto, in the Italian province of Avellino.

The Carabinieri search began while firefighters were still working to extinguish the blaze. Officers decided to investigate a vehicle they had seen near one of the three points of origin of the blaze. Thanks to analysis of video surveillance cameras, they were able to identify the license plate and the vehicle's owner. The suspect was located and arrested at his home a few hours later.

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