An agreement to compensate the victims of the explosion in the rue de Trévise was found Monday evening January 10, two days before the commemoration of the tragedy, announced Tuesday January 11 the City, which will provide it to the tune of 20 million. euros, and victims associations.
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An extraordinary Council of Paris will be convened to validate this agreement, "
probably Monday
", the 17th, told AFP Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy (PS) of the mayor PS, Anne Hidalgo. The agreement contains "
recognition of the exceptional nature of the explosion under terms which remain confidential
," said Emmanuel Grégoire.
On January 12, 2019, a very loud detonation caused by a gas leak had blown this street in the 9th arrondissement of the capital, killing 4 people and injuring 66. About 400 residents had been affected. On Wednesday, the City, indicted in this case and whom the victims had so far criticized for "
playing the clock
", said it was ready to sign without further delay the framework compensation agreement, while the contribution of the other parties involved, in particular the co-ownership trustee who is also under investigation and the GRDF gas distributor, remains confidential.
Emmanuel Grégoire announced in early October that the City would add 20 million euros to the compensation fund "
without presuming his guilt
".
This sum is a "
first step
", he declared.
While the estimate of the total property and personal injury amounts to 200 million euros, the town hall "
will have to complete at a time
" according to Linda Zaourar, president of the association Vret (Victims and survivors of the explosion of rue de Trévise), even if the other parties involved in the explosion - the syndic, GRDF, the insurer of the Generali union council and the construction company Fayolle - also supplement the fund.