After the fire which caused the death of seven people including four children à Nice on Wednesday night à On Thursday, the investigation is progressing and a first arrest has just been made. The essentials Live The Moulins district whereù the family was é decimated by flames in the west of Nice is classified as a as a priority district for city policy. He is a victim of drug trafficking and has faced numerous episodes of violence linked to &agrav; the struggle for control of deal points. If seven people from the same family died in the fire, it is very likely that they were not there. target of criminals. According to Le Parisien, the man who was targeted was killed. by the arsonists was not present in the building at the time of the events, nor were his relatives. The Comorian family would therefore have been a collateral victim. The person currently in custody à seen in the context of the fire case is not one of the three suspects spotted on the video surveillance. However, according to a source close to the matter with Le Figaro, it is a "close" of the trio. This man is considered as "interesting" for the investigation. The seven victims of death Those in the fire were part of the same family. According to La Provence, they had been living in the Moulins district for eleven years. They were from the Comoros. “It’éwas a quiet, trouble-free family. The parents were hard workers. They didn't count their hours. The father had a job elsewhere. Monaco, the mother was a housekeeper at home. Nice. They were calm people. Their children were all active in the neighborhood and in associations, describes a family friend. A person was arrested. arrested and placed in custody view. The public prosecutor Damien Martinelli confirmed near Nice-Matin, that a guard è view is well underway. However, he warned of the need for further action. to respect secrecy and confidentiality of the investigation, which is a guarantee of effectiveness.
14:37 – A neighborhood affectedé by drug trafficking
1:00 p.m. – Victim family not targeted ?
12:30 – Who is the person arrested ?
12:00 – A family without problems
11:40 – The guard à view confirmed by the prosecutor
11:15 – The drug trafficking trail explored
< p>The prosecutor of the Republic of Nice had indicated that: Thursday that'à At this stage of the investigation, the "criminal" is privileged. More precisely, “the trail of facts occurring in the context of a conflict against a backdrop of drug trafficking, unrelated to the victims and their families, is explored. However, it is appropriate to remain cautious for the moment regarding the reason for passing à the act which was not carried out confirmed.
10:40 – Three individuals still wanted
By analyzing video surveillance, three individuals were arrested. seen entering the building on the evening of the tragedy a few minutes before the fire. They would have broken the door of the building to enter and would have come out a short time later by fleeing. They are still actively sought.& ;nbsp;
While seven people died in the fire on Wednesday night & On Thursday, a first arrest was made. operated. One person was arrested. arrested and placed in custody view, revealed BFMTV. However, this is not one of the three wanted individuals, who were arrested. spotted on surveillance camera images on the evening of the tragedy, but from a person close to them.
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Seven victims and one person in absolute emergency
In total, seven people died, one was killed. transported in absolute emergency to Pasteur 2 hospital, and two others, including one in relative emergency, were taken to hospital. sent to the Lenval hospital center. The fire obviously did not spread; in the other apartments of the building. The stairwell remains inaccessible, 33 evacuated people will now be evacuated. rehouse according to local authorities. The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes Hugues Moutouh clarified this Thursday morning “that there were 10 people at the camp.” inside the apartment. All are from the same family or have family ties" from BFMTV. The deceased family was of Comorian origin.
"We're starting an arson" assures the prosecutor
On "the deaths of at least three young children" among the seven victims. Another minor died, a teenager. A friend of the family affected by this fire told BFMTV on site that she “did not have the means to go out”. (…) As soon as I arrived, I saw the firefighters on site. They couldn't tell me anything, they just told me that there were two people who survived.
The criminal trail is privileged. An investigation into blatant arson having led to the murder death was é opened by the prosecutor of the Republic of Nice Damien Martinelli. "We're going on an arson" indicated&eac; the magistrate. A crisis unit to welcome families will now be set up. announced the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi sur quot;thoughts" to the relatives of the victims. "Immense éemotion à following a terrible fire in the Moulins & Nice" position on his side the deputy and departmental advisor of the Alpes Maritimes, Éric Ciotti.