Who can blame the Food Bank? Six trucks belonging to the Gard Food Bank were set on fire in Nîmes during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, causing damage of more than 480,000 euros, announced the association which filed a complaint and launched an appeal for donations.
“We are shocked and disappointed. This is a malicious act, confirmed by images from video surveillance cameras, and we have filed a complaint,” reacted Claudine Faure-Comte, project manager of the Gard Food Bank.
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Shortly before midnight, firefighters intervened on the Nîmes station market site where vehicles from the Gard Food Bank are usually parked. Four refrigerated trucks and two larger ones with tailgates, all empty, were completely burned.
According to firefighters, three cars and a truck were also affected by the flames.
“I was crying like a kid”
The police confirmed the registration of a complaint, without being able at this stage to confirm the criminal origin of the fire.
“When I got home, I was crying like a kid (…) but at 8 a.m., as if by magic, solidarity started,” reacted Joseph Pronesti, president of the Gard Food Bank on BFM TV.
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The Gard Food Bank has launched an “Emergency donations 6 trucks burned” collection on Helloasso in order to continue to serve its 93 partner associations and their 42,000 beneficiaries.
“Every week, from Monday to Friday, the Gard Food Bank travels to supermarkets with these trucks to carry out collections. This morning, the volunteers still carried out the tour with their own car,” explained Claudine Faure-Comte.
