A 32-year-old man who confessed to setting nine fires in parts of the Peloponnese this summer told police yesterday he enjoyed watching firefighting planes fly over head.

“I enjoy watching the flames and the planes dropping water on the fire,” authorities cited the suspect as saying.

The man, who has been treated at psychiatric clinics in the past, confessed to setting fire to parts of Nafplion, Tolo and Corinth. He re-enacted his crime with authorities yesterday, describing in detail how he went about the arson attack.

“Despite the fact that he has psychological problems, he appears to be well aware of what he has done. While being questioned, he admitted to setting fire to particular areas of forest that were dense and off limits to firefighting trucks,” said a senior firefighting official.

Separately, police said yesterday they found a homemade incendiary device in the burnt forest area at Ancient Olympia.