New Year's Eve night was busy in Onet-le-Château. “It’s been a long time since we were faced with this kind of problem…” admits its mayor, Jean-Philippe Kéroslian.
During the night of December 31 to January 1, twelve vehicles were set on fire in the Quatre-saisons district. It was first at 2:08 a.m. that firefighters were engaged on Boulevard des Capucines where a vehicle was set on fire while it was parked in the parking lot of a residence, a few steps from the MJC.
Two hours later, at 4:42 a.m. then at 4:46 a.m., repeat. As well as shortly after 5 a.m. However, no casualties have been reported. A car garage affected It was on the Saint-Paul street side that the major events occurred. Eleven cars went up in smoke. Eight of them were parked in the Saint-Paul bodywork parking lot.
“This is the first time I’ve experienced this”
Contacted by telephone, the owner of this car garage declared himself “disgusted by such events. This is the first time I have experienced this. I am thinking especially of my customers who have lost their vehicle.” A few meters away, three other cars were set on fire, they were parked in parking spaces on the same driveway. After these events, the councilor noted a feeling of disgust.
An investigation is underway
“I regret seeing this kind of wanton behavior. I think of the people who lost their cars. I hope that video surveillance will help find the culprits.” However, he had made arrangements, mobilizing a team of municipal police to patrol alongside the national police during that night.
While the scientific police carried out various on-site surveys, an investigation was opened. This will have to clarify the causes of these incidents, all three of which occurred within a limited scope and time frame. For the moment, it is in any case impossible to define who the perpetrators of these acts are.
