
A 69-year-old man who was jailed for eight years over the 2021 Arakapas fire has was unanimously acquitted by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, which found the evidence against him did not prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt .
The man has already served three years of his sentence.
The fire broke out on July 3, 2021, killing four Egyptian labourers and burning around 55 square kilometres across 10






