Ministry of Environment: Laguna Bavaro fire is perhaps arson

Technicians from the Ministry of the Environment have opened an investigation into the origins of the fire in the protected area of Laguna Bavaro, in Verón, Punta Cana. In a report to the Presidency, Environment Minister Angel Estevez says the fire is suspected to have been intentionally set, since it began in wetlands next to a hotel complex.

Fortunately, the fire was controlled and extinguished. The Fire Chief of Verón-Punta Cana told Diario Libre that everything indicates criminal hands were involved in the series of fires in the area of Cabeza de Toro.

As reported, over a period of 18 hours, firemen from Punta Cana, Higuey and San Rafael de Yuma and a Air Force helicopter participated in the intense effort to stop the fire.

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25 March 2019