The smell of burning still floats this Saturday afternoon in the small parking lot on rue Sainte-Croix, a stone's throw from the town center of Machecoul-Saint-Meme, in the south of the Pays de Retz.
During the night of Friday to Saturday, November 2, six cars were destroyed by fire at locations a few hundred meters apart, near the busy street. “There were two fires identified around 2:30 a.m. on two separate carsdeclares Commander Étienne Naud, of the Pornic gendarmerie company. The fire then spread to vehicles parked nearby. » The gendarmes therefore favor the possibility of deliberate destruction by fire.
“Sounds of firecrackers”
A neighborhood investigation was carried out to try to collect information and determine the exact causes of these acts. “It is a serious phenomenon which has greatly disturbed the population”estimates the commander. “It raises the tension, that’s for sure.”admits Mayor Laurent Robin. For her part, a neighbor who lives opposite testifies: “In the middle of the night, my husband heard the sound of firecrackers. Then, like loud bangs, the windows and tires exploded. » This Saturday evening, the perpetrator(s) could not be identified. The investigation is ongoing.
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