Damaged buildings, vans set on fire… night of urban violence in the Saugeraies district of Mâcon

Urban violence broke out in the Saugeraies district of Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire) on the night of January 18 to 19. Several public buildings, vehicles and trash cans were damaged or set on fire.

The events took place on the night of January 18 to 19. Around midnight, urban violence broke out in the Saugeraies district of Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire) for reasons that have yet to be determined.

According to the Saône-et-Loire prefecture, three public buildings were damaged. Moreover, seven “light vehicles” were set on fire, as well as an excavator and ten trash cans. Three police vehicles were also damaged.

As a result, the prefect of the department, Yves Séguy, issued several orders from January 18 to 21. They prohibit the possession and transport of weapons “all categories combined“and ammunition and objects”which could constitute a weapon“. The ban is effective in all of the municipalities of Mâcon, Sancé and Charnay-lès-Mâcon.

By 5 a.m. the situation returned to normal. The prefect, however, asked “the reinforcement of mobile security forces for the night to come“. He will go there at 11 a.m. in the company of Jean-Patrick Courtois, the mayor of the city.

The day after this night of violence, several residents met by France 3 Bourgogne expressed their dismay. “There are burnt containers along the road, carts, shopping carts everywhere…“, deplores a local resident. “Something has to be done, for me it’s not normal.“

“It was farting non-stop, non-stop, non-stop“, says another resident. “There were no adults there, only kids, no more than 16 years old! Why did they burn all that, why? This is unacceptable, it shouldn’t exist!“

“The problem is that a minority of people will turn everyone against each other.“, analyzes this Mâconnais. “It’s sad, because when we see the desolation that is there, we say to ourselves that it is still us who will have to pay to repair the damage.“

More information to come.