Suspicions of deliberate arson in the Veliko Tarnovo region. Security cameras on a private property captured suspicious behavior of a man, after which dry grass caught fire and caused a serious fire in the Pavlikeni village of Batak. There was a second man with him.
The prosecutor's office claims that in all likelihood it was a matter of negligence. On the day in question, 42 degrees were recorded and there was a hot southerly wind. In all likelihood, the man threw away his cigarette and that's how the dry grass near Diana Dimova's property was set on fire.
The woman told "Zdravej, Bulgaria" that her son reported the fire. "My nephew saw the smoke. The flames were high. A tractor with a tanker truck came from the neighboring cooperative and put out the fire until the fire department arrived.
According to her neighbors, there was a danger of houses in the area catching fire. "There are about 1,000 people who live in the village permanently," said a man.