The Municipal Civil Defense warns that causing fires on land, pastures or vegetation areas is an environmental crime. Porciúncula City Hall Fires worry residents of Porciúncula The Municipal Civil Defense of Porciúncula, in Northwest Fluminense, responded to ten incidents of fires in less than a month. The fires mobilized teams in different parts of the city and reinforce the warning about the risks caused by fire during the dry period, which is expected to last until October, according to the city hall. In one of the incidents, recorded on the night of June 27, in the Doutor Nelson neighborhood, the flames advanced towards a house where there was a person in bed. The team faced difficulties in reaching the source of the fire with the tanker due to access conditions, but managed to control the fire before it reached the property. Another case was registered on July 11, in the Boulevard neighborhood. A fire on land close to houses was controlled by the Municipal Civil Defense with the support of the Fire Department, preventing the flames from spreading. ? Follow the g1 Norte Fluminense channel on WhatsApp. In a previous incident, on May 2, a fire in the Doutor Nelson subdivision reached around 1.5 hectares and came close to houses in the region. According to the Municipal Civil Defense, the fire spread quickly, increasing the risk for residents, but was controlled before reaching the properties. The Municipal Civil Defense warns that causing fires on land, pastures or vegetation areas is an environmental crime and advises the population not to set fires, especially during the dry period, when the risk of spreading flames is greater. According to the agency, the drought is expected to last until October, maintaining favorable conditions for the occurrence of new fires.