A notary’s chalet in Zaragoza, a wooden structure with stunning views located in Castillo de Jaca, Spain, was empty. A lure for four minors, between the ages of 14 and 17, entered to have fun. They talked, smoked, opened bottles of wine, played with petrol, set the house on fire – it happened on April 17, 2022. Now the parents have to pay the landlord more than half a million euros in damages, he says Country.
The young men—a villager and three others on vacation in the village—”entered through the glass door at the back, which was broken and could be opened from the outside.” “And as soon as they entered, they decided to enter the basement. One of them broke the window glass with a stone through which the four entered and where they kept chatting, smoking and opening bottles of wine that were there.” Thus begins the court ruling reporting the events of that day, according to the Spanish newspaper.
The fire started when “the minors took a bottle of petrol from the cellar into the house, and as soon as they arrived, one of them filled at least one cup and lit it in the presence of the other three.” The flame caught fire, and when they tried to extinguish it with water, it spread. They even threw “a quilt on the burning wooden table, which was responsible for starting the fire, which got out of control.” The four fled without alerting or informing anyone else. These facts made them guilty of an offense of gross negligence compensation.
Uno de los chalets ardía y supieron que iba a ser gordo. “When vehicles detect fire, it’s the noise that makes the flames and the smell chase.” If someone enters. I was in botellón and TikTok helped you figure it out https://t.co/d6vi3ihmK3
– El Pais (@el_pais) May 12, 2023
The noise from crackling flames and the smell alerted the notary’s neighbors, who called 112, says a Sabinanigo firefighter, who was part of the brigade on duty the day of the fire.
The fire had already penetrated the roof and flames could be seen from the road, which meant that “everything inside had already burned”. It took 14 hours to put out the last embers and the hut was reduced to rubble.
Young people recorded videos for TikTok, confirmed Jaca’s Civil Guard, who accessed the content of their mobile phones. Recordings and other details, such as testimonies from neighbors, proved key in discovering those responsible for the house’s destruction.
It was established that the perpetrator, who was then 14 years old, had not done so Faced any kind of resistance before Part of the remaining group members, who “didn’t take any action to stop him,” says the judge in the case.
a Fixed compensation ruling €557,563: €533,775 for the cost of the reconstruction, including the demolition and cleaning of the house, and another €23,788 for the cost of the contents of the chalet, which was fully furnished. This amount must be paid by the parents of the minors, who have already appealed the verdict.
Found guilty of trespassing and the offense of gross negligence compensation, two of the minors were sentenced to 12 months in prison, the third to six months of social and educational assignments and the fourth to a day center for 12 months.
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