The transition to the year 2025 was not easy for the firefighters of Lannion (Côtes-d’Armor). These were mobilized for car fires in the Ker Uhel and Fontaines districts.
The departmental director of the National Police, divisional commissioner Arnaud Garnier, indicates that twelve vehicles were affected at least partially following two arson attacks committed a few minutes apart.
According to the prefecture, three or four vehicles
were set on fire and the flames spread propagated
to adjoining cars.
No arrests
On the night of December 31, 2024 to January 1, 2025, three cars parked in a parking lot along rue de l’Artois, in Lannion (Côtes-d’Armor) were set on fire. West France
The police boss specifies that No individual was present on site. There were no arrests, an investigation is underway. Police officers from Saint-Brieuc were sent as reinforcements.
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An Internet user published a video of the intervention at Ker Uhel on the Facebook site “Tu es de Lannion si”, commenting: “Ker Uhel on fire. Several cars burned in the parking lot on rue d’Artois. Very sad night. Very sad area abandoned by the town hall. They could at least leave the street lights lit at night and put video surveillance cameras in the parking lots as well as in front of the college on the boulevard. »
A priority neighborhood
The firefighters of Lannion (Côtes-d’Armor) went out during the night of December 31, 2024 to January 1, 2025 to contain car fires. Facebook screenshot
Ker Uhel and Les Fontaines are so-called neighborhoods “priority”
that is to say that given their economic and social fragility, they integrate the City Policy system, which allows actions of the city and Lannion Trégor community with several partners, the State, the CAF and the social landlord Terres d’Armor Habitat.
On the night of December 31, 2024 to January 1, 2025, three cars parked in a parking lot along rue de l’Artois, in Lannion (Côtes-d’Armor) were set on fire. West France
Already on the night of Monday December 2 to Tuesday December 3, 2024, an unlicensed car caught fire in a parking lot on rue des Agapanthes, in the same district. The fire destroyed another car parked nearby and damaged two other vehicles, which were in the parking lot.