The civil Guard investigates if a child could be behind the grave fire which originated on Monday in a Chinese bazaar from the beach of La Concha de Orpesa (Castellón) and that forced the eviction of residents of a 14-storey building. As Mediterranean has been able to know, there are some images of security cameras of the trade in which it is seen as a teenager repeatedly sets fire to several bookshelves until the flames start to get out of control. At that time, the subject leaves the field of view.
This valuable proofwhich is real as confirmed by the Benemérita to this newspaper, is being examined in depth by agents of the armed institute and is part of the police investigation.
For now it is unknown if the minor in question is already identified. The age of the same is not known either and this information is extremely relevant since children under 14 years of age are not liable. That is, even if they commit a criminal act, according to article 3 of Law 5/2000 regulating the criminal responsibility of minors, when the perpetrator of an alleged crime is under 14 years of age, that responsibility will not be required. The Civil Code will apply, that is, civil liability for the author’s parents.
the alarming fire
It should be remembered, as this newspaper published last Monday, that the fire started at 1:00 p.m. in the Catay store on the seafront. Firefighters from the Provincial Consortium traveled to the scene and worked on the extinction until 4:30 p.m.
The dense smoke did not go unnoticed in the town and could be seen from various points of the municipality.
According to sources from the Provincial Consortium, they proceeded to eviction from the neighbors of this property as a precaution, although not all the tenants were there since many of the neighbors only come in the summer, as the building is located on the local tourist beach of La Concha.
The same sources pointed out that, although no one was affectedthe emergency services of the Generalitat mobilized a SAMU unit to the area in a preventive manner, they point out from the Emergency Information and Coordination Center.
The Provincial Consortium moved to the scene four fire crews from the Plana Alta and Baix Maestrat park and two command units, who were in the area until the fire was considered extinguished. Members of the Orpesa Local Police and the Civil Guard also attended, who took charge of the investigations.
intervention images #FirefightersCPBC @dipcas in chinese bazaar fire #Orpesa. The fire is controlled. Work continues on its extinction. pic.twitter.com/R8ySF6yb3N
— CPBC (@SIAB_Castellon) February 28, 2022
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It should be remembered that the National Police recently arrested a 46-year-old man for setting fire to six cars parked on Almazora de Castelló avenue and observing the extinction work of the municipal firefighters.
In Villarreal, the agents investigate the fire of three other vehicles in two different streets. Although no arrests have yet transpired, everything seems to indicate that it is another arson attack, as this newspaper has already revealed.