The fire happened when graphic designer Viktor Riedly (28) came to the large land of Marsden Moor (United Kingdom) with the intention of personally staging a big surprise with fireworks for his girlfriend.
Here, he succeeded in testing fireworks with a remote control device, not knowing that the nearby bitter grass caught fire from the cannon and quickly spread to the surrounding areas.
Receiving reports from residents, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) immediately dispatched more than 100 firefighters to the scene. However, strong winds and hot, dry weather took them three days to completely extinguish the fire.
The prosecution said the incident burned about 285 hectares of land, destroyed habitat and harmed a variety of wildlife as well as ground-nesting birds.
A large area of land was destroyed by fire. Photo: SWNS
In addition, the government also had to spend up to 410,000 pounds (more than 12.5 billion dong) for firefighting and 167,000 pounds (more than 5 billion dong) for the National Trust to soon complete the remedial work. about environment.
After the incident, the man from Huddersfield, West Yorks (United Kingdom) actively pleaded guilty to arson and was sentenced to 1 year in prison to pay for his foolish actions.
Viktor’s lawyer also shared with the press that his client feels extremely regretful and has applied to become a volunteer with the National Trust in the hope of being able to help repair the damage. caused by the fire.
According to The Mirror and Metro
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