Firefighters in Italy arrested for starting blazes for cash
Police in Sicily, Italy have arrested 15 volunteer firefighters for starting wildfires and reporting non-existent blazes to earn â¬10 (over â¹700) an hour to extinguish them. This comes after the fire department became suspicious when it emerged that the auxiliary brigade responded to 120 incidents compared with just 40 tackled by other volunteer teams over the same period. 