Fire crews in the area were used to fighting “that sort of fire”, he said, but the high-level fires meant that air support was necessary. “Without the private helicopters, plus the air corps, things could be a lot worse and we certainly wouldn’t be as good as we are this morning.”
The second sector was at the top of the east ridge of Pepper mountain where there was still some burning this morning.Mr Macilwraith said it was very hard to know what had caused the fire. “It might have been something as small as somebody had a small barbecue or lit a small fire or something and something happened and to think that a small ignition point like that when everything is so dry could just spread so far.
The damage caused to biodiversity and habitats along with carbon emissions were all devastating, he told RTÉ’s radio’s Morning Ireland.
Yes people deliberately set fire to forests and the authorities 'consider' greater penalties' No brainer!
Jail
S.2 of the Criminal Damage Act 1991 already provides that someone guilty of causing damage by fire (arson) can be imprisoned for life. What additional penalties does the Minister have in mind? More pertinent question: is a criminal investigation into the Killarney fire underway?
🤣🤣 Assuming of course they can find anyone to charge,which will never happen.
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