Thursday, May 5, 2016

Beauvais: fire victims of an ambush – The Point

A team of firefighters to intervene was greeted with bullets Wednesday night in Beauvais, according to a scenario akin to an ambush, was it Thursday with the departmental fire and rescue (SDIS). Shortly before 22 hours, six firemen were attacked before they go into action by a group of ten people in a stalemate in the heart of a sensitive residential area of ​​the capital of the department. Called for a suspicious smoke a few minutes earlier, firefighters spotted a fire on site Scooter, without having time to intervene. “In addition to many invectives, they were the target of projectiles. A concrete block has even been launched against the grille of a van (…), damaging the bodywork and paint, “reports SDIS in a statement.

According to the account of this organization,” the fire fighters had no choice but to retreat. ” They returned a few minutes later with the support of the national police, and the fire was extinguished. A person suspected of having insulted firefighters, was arrested by the police. SDIS announced filing a complaint.

The scenario of aggression recalls an episode dating back to July 15, 2015, in the same city, where firefighters were assaulted by a group of young people during an operation in very similar circumstances. On October 24, another assault was committed against officials of the rescue center of Nogent-sur-Oise, in the center of the department. A Molotov cocktail was particularly damaged one of the vehicles.

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