Woman has been arrested for the Level 2 wildfire in Estepona

woman has been arrested for the Level 2 wildfire in Estepona last week which destroyed more than 500 hectares of land and spread over the border with Casares. The flames blazed for almost 30 hours before they were finally brought under control last Thursday evening.The investigation ruled out an accident or negligence as the cause of the fire, and in fact a municipal employee had seen someone fleeing the area when the fire started in the area of Los Pedregales on Wednesday afternoon last week.The woman arrested on suspicion of having set the blaze is named by Diario Sur as J.T.P., a middle-aged woman who is from Estepona itself, and it’s understood she was taken into custody this Wednesday morning. She’s now been released with charges and will be called in for questioning by a judge.