According to a report from France Bleu Gard-Lozère, a man in his twenties was arrested on Friday in Quissac, in the Gard department, after he had just set several vegetation fires.
The man was taken into police custody and has admitted to the offences. According to the same source, he is known to the police for the same offences and is therefore a repeat offender.
In total, more than 500 hectares were burnt in the Gard, with around 60 fires reported. Read: Fires in the Gard: a catastrophic toll, 430 firefighters mobilised.