Tag: 10. Juli 2019

One out of seven Swedish wildfires in 2018 arsons – four out of ten started by unknown causes – Voice of Europe

Last year, Sweden was struck by the warmest summer in 200 years and forest fires broke out all over the country. Barbeques, smokers, lightning and sparks from trains and forest machines got most of the blame for the fire outbursts. Figures show that 14% of the Swedish wildfires were deliberately planted. In addition, another 39% of the fires started without any evident cause.

Quelle: One out of seven Swedish wildfires in 2018 arsons – four out of ten started by unknown causes – Voice of Europe