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From One to 20 Years in Prison: Sanctions and Penalties for Causing a Forest Fire

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96% of forest fires in Spain are linked to human action, according to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, and those who provoke them could face penalties and prison sentences of up to 20 years. These fires can start in various ways: from accidents, such as a traffic accident, to recklessness or intentional acts. In the case of the latter, the perpetrator of the forest fire “must want to burn or, at least, accept that the forest surface i…
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96% of forest fires in Spain are linked to human action, according to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, and those who provoke them could face penalties and prison sentences of up to 20 years. These fires can start in various ways: from accidents, such as a traffic accident, to recklessness or intentional acts. In the case of the latter, the perpetrator of the forest fire “must want to burn or, at least, accept that the forest surface i…

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Newtral broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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