A fire broke out on the night of Monday 6 to Tuesday 7 September in the gymnasium of the Jean Macé primary school in Lens (Pas-de-Calais), we learned after firefighters and a source police, according to which the criminal track is privileged.
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Around midnight, the firefighters intervened for a fire in this sports hall attached to the school complex and evacuated a dozen residents during the intervention.
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The Jean Macé school will be closed today,
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According to a police source, the gymnasium was completely destroyed by flames and the criminal trail would be favored after a witness said he saw a man flee.
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Solicited, another police source confirmed the incident, without further details on the origin of the fire.
The Béthune prosecutor's office and the city's mayor had not yet responded to AFP's requests.