Balgarianovinite.com Greek authorities have arrested a 76-year-old man suspected of causing a large fire in the area of the suburb of Oraiokastro near Thessaloniki, the regional news website Voria reported on Monday.
The publication points out that officers from the Directorate for Combating Arson Crimes from Athens have been sent to assist the local investigative team in determining the exact causes of the fire in Thessaloniki.
According to a preliminary investigation and his own confessions, the 76-year-old man caused the fire after performing dangerous manoeuvres with his car, which created sparks that led to the fire. During the investigation, it was also established that he was intoxicated, the news website states.
The man was arrested on Sunday, a day after the fire broke out. The fire is currently contained, but there are still active outbreaks in the affected area, where a recycling plant is located, Greek public broadcaster ERT reported. According to the fire department, it will take several more days to fully extinguish the fire due to the large number of combustible materials. Greek Authorities Detain Man Suspected of Arson near Thessaloniki 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-06 11:56:44 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law