The confession came during the interrogation by the carabinieri of the local Cabras station. Yesterday night one of the children of the elderly woman saved from the flames that engulfed her house in via Machiavelli was arrested .

When cornered, the man eventually confessed to causing the fire. For now he is in Massama prison , the reasons for the act still to be clarified. The other son, on the other hand, was accompanied by the mayor of Cabras Andrea Abis to a hotel in Oristano.

The house located in the historic center of the lagoon is not accessible. "Fortunately , the elderly woman rescued by the firefighters is doing better - comments the mayor Andrea Abis who arrived immediately on site yesterday -. Now we will look for an accommodation for her too ».

THE FACTS

The fire broke out in via Machiavelli around 9pm last night. The basement was invaded by flames, the neighbors called for help, frightened by the smoke and aware that an elderly disabled woman lived in that house together with her two children.

Three teams of the Oristano firefighters intervened on the spot. The woman, with mobility problems, was brought to safety by 118 rescuers when smoke had already invaded her room .

Firefighters put out the blaze and made the building safe. The woman's children, despite the danger, initially did not want to leave the house . For this they were taken to the barracks, where one of them confessed to setting the fire.

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