Wildfire investigators discover cats used to spread flames with fuel-soaked rags tied to tails, ‘heartbreaking’

Investigators believe that arsonists responsible for a massive wildfire spread the flames using cats.

CNN reports Domenico Costarella of Calabria’s Civil Protection Agency as saying their investigation points to arson being the root cause of a blaze in Pollino National Park, Italy, which firefighters battled for days.