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Deadly fire in Nice: residents’ emotion after the tragedy
Deadly fire in Nice: residents’ emotion after the tragedy
(Franceinfo)
On the night of Wednesday 17 to Thursday 18 July, a fire caused the death of seven people in Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes. While residents are in shock, three individuals suspected of being behind the fire are being sought.
The screams of terror from an entire neighborhood in the face of the flames. It is 2:30 a.m. on the night of Wednesday, July 17, when, on the seventh and top floor of a building in Nice, an apartment catches fire, trapping an entire family. Seven people will die, including three children aged 5, 7 and 10. Zahir was trapped in the apartment. He saw his loved ones die before his eyes: “Someone brought a mattress down from the windows and within two minutes I saw my stepfather jump, fall, and right after my big brother followed”Gathered at the foot of the building, their eyes fixed on the now charred windows, the residents are, the day after the fire, overwhelmed by emotion.
Quickly, the criminal trail emerged, reinforced by the prosecutor. According to the first elements of the investigation, three fires broke out on the first, second and third floors. The video surveillance was also analyzed. On the images, we see three individuals entering the building a few minutes before the fire. They are actively being sought. On Thursday, July 18, Gabriel Attal, Gérald Darmanin and Christian Estrosi were on site. The mayor of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) was arrested by the exasperated residents. A cry of anger to demand strong initiatives in their neighborhood, gangrened by drug trafficking.
