A fire in the Mitjana park of Lleida forced the mobilization of emergency services this Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out in an area of reeds next to Pearson street. The operation resulted in an affected area of about 700 meters of vegetation and with the arrest of a 20-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of the fire.
Four crews to stop the flames
The Generalitat Firefighters received the alert at 19:31 hours and activated four units to control the fire. The fire was located in the vicinity of the Mitjana Park, a very frequented natural space of the capital of Segrià, in a strip of reeds near Pearson Street.
The rapid intervention of the personnel allowed to contain the flames at this point and prevent a greater spread. The affected surface was approximately 700 meters of reeds.
A person arrested for the origin of the fire
In parallel with the firefighting operation, the Guàrdia Urbana arrested a 20-year-old man accused of having started the fire. The case now awaits the corresponding police proceedings to clarify the exact circumstances of the events.
The incident occurred during Saturday afternoon in one of Lleida's main green spaces, in an episode that mobilized both firefighters and the municipal police and which is already under investigation.