An American starts a forest fire by trying to burn a spider.

A 26-year-old American has been accused of starting a wildfire while trying to kill a spider with a lighter in western Utah.

police arrested Corey Allan Martin Monday afternoon at the site where the fire started, circa springvillesouth of Salt Lake City.

He is accused of negligent arson, as well as possession of marijuana and materials intended for the use of this substance.

Martin told deputies he “tried to kill the spider with a lighter and started a fire,” the Utah County Sheriff’s Office explained on Facebook.

Netizens reacted. “Burn the spider in Utah… in the mountains … in July … during a drought,” one ranted.

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The young man was in pre-trial detention and was released after posting a $1,950 bail, the sheriff’s services point to.

The fire burned about 25 hectares of forest from the base to the top of the mountain, firefighters from the city explained on Twitter. Utahtwo brigades and a helicopter had to be used to contain the fire.

Detection of marijuana Corey Allan Martin aroused suspicion among Internet users.

“I have a pretty good idea of ​​what he was doing with that lighter,” one suggested on the page. facebook from the sheriff’s office, implying that he accidentally set the fire while trying to smoke a joint.

“We couldn’t prove what you think,” Sergeant Spencer Cannon replied. (AFP)

Criminal defense lawyer Carlos Caro emphasized that the criteria of Attorney General Patricia Benavidez prevailed, who said that the President did not have the privilege of choosing the place of the trial due to his condition under investigation. A similar opinion was expressed by a lawyer specializing in the field of constitutional and criminal procedure law Wilber Medina.