The Guardia Civil according to reports, at 24 September 2026 at 23:30, a 74-year-old man from Calvos de Randín as the suspected perpetrator of five fires in the municipality of Trasmiras (province of Ourense). According to the report by Europa Press the five fires started in the early hours of the same day; a total of around seven hectares of vegetation was reportedly damaged. Photos cited by the news agency, which the report says were provided by the Guardia Civil, show the arrested man in handcuffs being led from a service vehicle.
The Guardia Civil is formally responsible for the investigation; in fires of this kind, specialist units such as the Unidad de Investigación de Incendios and units of the Comandancia de Ourense are generally brought in. At the time of editorial review, no detailed press releases from the Comandancia or higher-level units were available concerning the motive, evidence or precise method used to establish the affected area. Specialist monitoring services for thermal detections continuously record satellite signals in the province of Ourense, but these alone do not provide evidence admissible in court as to the cause of a fire or who started it.
Based on the information currently available, this was a locally contained incident involving several fire sites in the municipality of Trasmiras. The initial report gave no information about injuries or the specific next steps in the proceedings—for example, whether the suspect would be brought before a judge or what charges the Public Prosecutor’s Office intended to pursue. The Ourense region remains vulnerable to vegetation fires in summer and early autumn, making response and investigative measures relevant both to public safety and to establishing the facts legally.
Assessment: The key information (arrest, number of fires, around twelve hectares or seven hectares—the initial report gives around seven hectares—location and time) is based primarily on the Europa Press report; supplementary public databases provide monitoring signals, but not independent, detailed official confirmation of every individual fact. Further official statements are needed for final confirmation.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).