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‘FLAMING HECK!’: Serial pyromaniac strikes again in Spain – with seven blazes in two days

By Tara Rippin • Published: 30 Nov 2018 • 10:12

THE hunt for a serial arsonist has stepped up after a further seven large waste containers were set alight in Palma in two nights.
So far this year, 267 bins have been torched, with the damage caused exceeding half a million euros. And the National Police has ‘activated a special device’ to try to catch the culprit.
The first in the latest spate of attacks took place on Sunday afternoon when four bins were targeted in Darwin Street near Coll d’en Rabassa.
And the following night, three containers were set ablaze in the Torrent dels Jueus area, between Palma and Llucmajor.
A further fire destroyed council property in Calle Indalecio Prieto in Son Gotleu on Tuesday afternoon, though it may have been an accident.
A Palma fire service spokesman said the fires were extinguished within half an hour and investigations show an accelerating substance is being used. Police confirmed they believe one person with knowledge of the area is responsible, though alternatives are not being ruled out.

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Tara Rippin

Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region.
She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990.
Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.

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