2023-09-15 04:56:09
During the night of Thursday and Friday, around 11 p.m., the Charleroi firefighters were called to a new fire in a school. This time, it was the Cités de Montignies-sur-Sambre municipal school which was affected. This is the sixth establishment burned since the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
Laurent Van Doren, head of the Charleroi police zone, confirms that it was a voluntary act. “The fire caused damage to the exterior gable of the establishmenthe explains. A priori, the classes are not affected, the However, damage was significant to the exterior of the building. But the findings were made at night, in the dark, the school director who also went to the site will now assess the possibility of occupying the building in the coming days or not.”
The Charleroi public prosecutor’s office was notified and the lab came to the site. No “anti Evras” tag was observed, according to the police, but this will have to be confirmed at daybreak.
Reinforced measures around schools
Since last night, police patrols have been reinforced by the federal police. “The federal teams had just arrived in Charleroi when we were informed of the fire. We were a bit unlucky. Within a few minutes, we were on patrol and we could have intercepted the perpetrators”termine Laurent Van Doren.
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