6 Food Bank vehicles burned, complaint filed

On the night of November 27 to 28, around 12:30 a.m., the refrigerated vehicle fleet of the Gard Food Bank was completely destroyed by a fire..

The president of the Food Bank 30, whose warehouse is located Marché gare in Nîmes, Joseph Pronesti, “ assume it's malicious”adding that the 6 vehicles are “completely charred”.

Value of the park: approximately €480,000

Joseph Pronesti filed a complaint at the central police station this morning at 8 a.m. and made a declaration to his insurance. Already two years ago, the six vehicles were inspected, the driver's and passenger side windows were broken and the vehicles were searched.

A complaint filed

The value of the park is estimated at around €480,000. “I will look for a solution to continue collecting and serve our partner associations,” continues Joseph Pronesti. Food Bank 30, which has just concluded its collection in supermarkets, distributes 13,000 meals per day to disadvantaged Gardois through 90 partner associations.