The 70-year-old local man, who was arrested for two fires in the Faragiana area of ​​the Gortyna municipality in Heraklion, is to be brought before the prosecutor at 11:30 on the morning of Saturday, August 12.

The elderly man is accused of serial arson, while the corresponding administrative fine has been imposed on him.

Revealing video shows him passing by the spot where the fire broke out, with the tractor throwing something on the grass and shortly after the fire starts.

The fire broke out on Friday, August 11, in the Faragiana area and burned a small agricultural area. Two fire engines with 4 employees arrived at the scene and immediately brought the fire under control before it spread.

The old man is also accused of a fire that broke out on the 6th of the month in the same area and today he is going to appear before a prosecutor in order to apologize and until then he is detained.

The arrest of the 70-year-old was made by investigative officers of the Heraklion Fire Service, the Fire Department of Pyrgos, and the Police Department of Pyrgos, and the relevant case file was filed.