A man was seen this afternoon setting fire to the garden of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in Funchal. The incident was witnessed by several locals who were nearby and ended up extinguishing the flames.
The alert was given to the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters, who went to the scene with a light vehicle, then proceeded to extinguish the fire.
The Public Security Police took charge of the incident and are trying to identify the individual who fled.