The firefighters intervened during the night from Friday to Saturday for the start of a fire in the presbytery of a church in Portel (Pas-de-Calais) and a person was arrested and placed in police custody, he said. we learned from the emergency services and a source close to the case.
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Shortly after midnight, "
the firefighters intervened for a smoke coming out of the presbytery
" of the church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, said the firefighters. "
The rapid intervention of the firefighters and the actions taken as soon as they arrived
" made it possible "
to limit the fire to a single room of the adjacent building
", they added. Nineteen firefighters were mobilized on this fire and "
no casualties are to be deplored
".
A source familiar with the matter told AFP that an individual had been arrested "
in flagrante delicto
" while "
trying to start
" the fire.
This person was "
placed in custody
", specified this source, underlining "
a certain number of fires in recent weeks in churches of Boulonnais
".