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They smashed the glass in the doors to force their way into the facility, where elderly people live

They also set fire to the dining hall, overturned everything, equipment and food, and ransacked technical premises, including the kitchen.

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Key facts

  • They broke the glass in the doors to force their way into the facility, where elderly people live.
  • They also set fire to the dining hall, overturned everything—equipment and food—and ransacked technical rooms, including the kitchen.
  • Elderly people were thus put in danger even inside their nursing home.

They broke the glass in the doors to force their way into the facility, where elderly people live.

They also set fire to the dining hall, overturned everything—equipment and food—and ransacked technical rooms, including the kitchen.

Elderly people were thus put in danger even inside their nursing home.

Soot deposits reached a unit where residents are housed.

An investigation has been opened for destruction and damage by fire.

Regarding the nursing home, police are searching for at least two suspects.

Other fires were reported near the facility.

Once inside, they pushed burning trash bins and set fire to two trash bins as well as the laundry room, according to the information gathered. No one was injured, according to the police, the prosecutor’s office and the management.

Dig deeper

What is an Ehpad?

It is a residential facility for dependent elderly people, a medico-social institution that houses residents who are often frail and have little autonomy.

Why are this intrusion and this fire particularly serious?

Elderly people live on site, and smoke reached a residents’ unit, while the dining hall, the kitchen and the laundry room were ransacked or set on fire.

What does the investigation into destruction and damage by fire cover?

It concerns deliberate damage committed by means of fire, not mere material damage, with at least two suspects being sought.

What happens next?

The investigation is open, police are searching for at least two suspects, and other fires have been found near the facility.

Were any residents injured?

No one was injured, but elderly people were put in danger even in their place of residence.

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