Australia Fires Cause Arrests

Tue 7 Jan 2020 1200 EST.

Australia fires cause arrests. Victoria police say there is no evidence any of the devastating bushfires in the state were caused by arson contrary to the spread of global disinformation exaggerating arsonist arrests during. NSW police data shows that since November 8 24 people have been arrested for deliberately starting bushfires while 184 people have been charged or cautioned for bushfire-related offences. As the Australian wildfires continue to burn at an astounding rate across the continent the divisive subject of climate change continues to be at the center of many media stories.

In November the NSW Rural Fire Service arrested a 19-year-old volunteer member on suspicion of arson charging him with seven counts of deliberately setting fires over a six-week period. A teenage volunteer firefighter is among two dozen people accused of lighting some of the historic fires that have raged across Australia since September. Two dozen Australians in the state of New South Wales have been arrested since early November for intentionally setting fires as record-large blazes continue to burn across the country.

Police in New South Wales released a statement disclosing that since Nov. According to the Australian. Last modified on Wed 8 Jan 2020 0951 EST.

Victoria Police had no arson figures available for this bushfire season but said in the 12 months to September 2019 a dozen people had been arrested for causing bushfires. Since November Australia has arrested 183 people for starting the raging fires. Police arrested 183 people for lighting bushfires across Queensland NSW Victoria South Australia and Tasmania.

An earlier version of this article stated that 183 arsonists were arrested over the bushfires in Australia and these arsonists were the main cause of the wildfires. In Australia 75 of fires are caused by arson Mr Drax said he was quoting Ms Wheeler after he asked her a question about how the fires. While 183 people were arrested in relation to the fires only 24 were arrested specifically for arsondeliberately setting fires.

24 aronsists have been arrested and charged by Australias New South Wales police force for deliberately starting bushfires. The arsonists were responsible for about 50 of the bushfires. This fire season police have taken.