A prisoner tried to set fire to his cell in the Roanne detention center on Tuesday, September 24 at around 3:15 p.m. Firefighters deployed significant resources to treat the prisoner and a guard.
Smoke coming from a cell in section D of the Roanne detention center was spotted on Tuesday, September 24 at around 3:15 p.m., allowing the alarm to be raised quickly. Guards intervened to control the start of the fire, while alerting the firefighters.
A burning blanket behind the cell door
Around twenty firefighters from the Roanne barracks finished completely containing the flames, which came from a blanket placed by the prisoner at the threshold of his cell. A medical team from the Smur of the Roanne hospital also went to the scene to take care of the 43-year-old prisoner and the guard of about the same age.A prisoner and a guard, slightly inconvenienced by the fumes, were taken care of by a medical team from the Smur at Roanne hospital.
Both of them were slightly inconvenienced by the fumes and underwent a medical assessment on site. The latter revealed that transport to the Roannais hospital was not necessary.
Pascal Jacquet
