Man arrested for setting fire to rubbish container in centre of Palma

The aftermath of the fire

The aftermath of the fire Credit: SUP Baleares Twitter

POLICE and firefighters were called to a Palma neighbourhood last Friday after local residents spotted a man standing in a large rubbish container which he subsequently set fire to.
Passers-by quickly partially extinguished the flames but officers from the Palma Fire Brigade completely put the fire out with no-one injured or damage down to local buildings although the container was destroyed.
As the National Police investigated the situation and interviewed a 60-year-old man who had been responsible for the fire, they discovered that there was a restraining order issued by a court to keep him away from a nearby supermarket.
After arresting him for breaking the restraining order, they then discovered that he was also being investigated for starting a similar fire in another waste container in Palma last October.
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