Wildfire destroys farms in Lirya County, says Commissioner

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Wildfire destroyed farms in Lirya Country of Jubek State, says Commissioner.
 
Hitler Abili tells Radio Bakhita in a telephone that the incident happened on Sunday at around 3:00 PM.
 
The fire came from charcoal burner who could not control when it widely spread and reduced nineteen farms to ashes, explains the Commissioner.
 
Abili says the county authorities visited the burnt farms to assess the damages.
 
He adds that the perpetrator is in police custody.
 
Commissioner Abili says this is the second time such incident happened in the area.