“
I lived here for 30 years.
In the space of a fraction of a second I found myself on the street.
Last night, I couldn't close my eyes, I was apprehensive about coming back here ... But we have to do it, so that we don't get forgotten,
”said Zineb, 78, in tears.
This Tuesday, January 12, like dozens of victims and their relatives, Zineb came to pay tribute to the 4 dead and 66 injured from the gas explosion in the rue de Trévise, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Two years to the day after the tragedy, a ceremony was held in front of 6 rue de Trévise, where the explosion sounded on January 12, 2019. Margaux d'Adhémar / Le Figaro
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"The big family of the rue de Trévise"
Two years to the day after the tragedy, a ceremony was held in front of 6 rue de Trévise, where an explosion sounded on January 12, 2019. At 9 o'clock in the morning, "
the big family of the rue de Trévise
" s' is found in the rain to "
not forget
".
About ten firefighters in uniform were also present to honor the memory of two of their comrades, Sergeant Cartannaz and Corporal Josselin, who died during the intervention.
“
It's a personal and collective drama.
Today we are a big family, we regularly hear from each other
”, declared at the opening of the ceremony the mayor of the 9th district Delphine Bürkli, evoking with emotion the victims and what they were. become.
“
Beyond the crushed stone, it is a question of human trajectories, of people who constantly have to justify their status of victim
”, she continued, referring to the many expertises and second opinions. medical conditions that victims must undergo in order to obtain long-awaited compensation.
"The double speech of the town hall of Paris is unbearable"
“
We have the impression of asking for charity when we would like everyone to take their responsibilities.
After the time of despair, we are facing the time of the judiciary
”, explains to
Le Figaro
the president of the association of Victims and survivors of the explosion in the rue de Treviso, Linda Zaourar.
“
Two years after the explosion, no victim of January 12 has been compensated.
The double speech of the town hall of Paris is unbearable.
Anne Hidalgo promised compensation but chose the longest procedure: the creation of a compensation fund via a law
”, indignant Me Jonas Haddad, one of the lawyers of the former inhabitants of the building, stressing the absence of Anne Hidalgo this morning during the tribute ceremony.
“However,
we have proposed two other solutions: the creation of a dedicated association, or a framework agreement.
Despite everything, we feel a strong reluctance on the part of the mayor of Paris,
“lamented the lawyer.
"
The procedures are slowed down by a certain number of interveners who hope that time will pass and that we will forget
", agrees Me Elsa Crozatier, another lawyer for the elders of the rue de Trévise.
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If the lawyers said that the explosion was above all due to "
a broken GRDF gas pipe
", they also recalled the fact that in September 2020 the Paris city hall had been indicted for "unintentional homicides and injuries" : "
If the cause of the collapse of the sidewalk which caused the explosion had been sought, the explosion would have been avoided
", underlined Me Jonas Haddad, citing an expert report contested by the mayor of Paris.
