China News Service, March 22 (Xinhua) According to the WeChat public account of the Jiangxi Provincial Higher People's Court, burning incense, burning paper and other methods of worshiping ancestors can easily cause fires and damage the ecological environment.

　　Ah Hua lit an incense stick while worshiping his ancestors at a cemetery in Lianhua County. When the incense was almost burned out, Ah Hua left the scene. Just a few steps away, Ah Hua saw a fire where the incense was burning, so he went to use a branch to start a fire. However, the fire increased instead of abating and spread up the mountain, causing a forest fire.

　　After identification, the burned area of ​​the forest fire in the burned mountain field was 708 acres, of which 647.8 acres were burned forest land and 60.2 acres burned shrub land. Afterwards, Ahua voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed his crime.

　　The Lianhua County People's Court held after trial that the defendant Ahua violated the regulations on wild fire use and caused a forest fire negligently, resulting in an area of ​​​​647.8 acres of burned forest land and an area of ​​​​60.2 acres of burned shrub land. His behavior constituted the crime of fire and should be punished in accordance with the law. punish. The defendant Ahua voluntarily surrendered after the incident and truthfully confessed the facts of his crime. He surrendered and could be given a lighter or reduced punishment in accordance with the law; he could actively put out fires, showed remorse, and obtained the understanding of some victims, so he could be given a lighter punishment as appropriate. The defendant Ahua voluntarily pleads guilty and accepts punishment, and may be treated leniently in accordance with the law.

　　In summary, the court sentenced the defendant Ahua to one year and six months in prison, suspended for two years.

　　The judge reminded: As Qingming Festival is approaching, everyone must consciously abide by laws and regulations, enhance awareness of forest fire prevention, conduct sweeps in a civilized manner, and put safety first.