Who are the 514 people accused of starting French wildfires and what motivates them?

Experts believe one-third of wildfires in France are set deliberately, with arson the biggest single cause of forest fires last yearOne is a boy of 15, who threw a burning cigarette into a wood near Bordeaux. Another is a 36-year-old man…

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