the fatal fire of 2019 in Courchevel will be judged at the assizes in May

It will certainly be the trial of the year in Savoie. From May 19, the man accused of being the author of the fatal fire in a seasonal hotel in Courchevel 1850 in January 2019, will appear before the Savoie Assize Court.

Fifteen days of hearings are scheduled to judge this Algerian national, now 28 years old, and to hear the sixty civil parties who have been formed. It must be said that this extraordinary news item hit the headlines at the heart of the winter season.

Return to a tragic night

Back to the facts, almost six years ago to the day. During this tragic night of January 19 to 20, a violent fire woke the residents of the former Isba hotel in Courchevel 1850 from deep sleep, converted into a residence for…