Le Figaro Lyon
Two firefighters were attacked in 48 hours in the metropolis of Lyon.
Tuesday, a crew was needed on Boulevard Vivier-Merle, near Part-Dieu station, for a person found unconscious.
On site, firefighters quickly described a hostile climate requiring the arrival of a police patrol.
During this intervention, while the firefighters were putting the victim into their vehicle, he headbutted a member of the crew in the face.
The firefighter was taken to hospital and filed a complaint.
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Insulted and threatened
Wednesday evening, another crew was called to a patient for a suspected stroke.
Arriving at the Bron neurological hospital, the firefighters were insulted and threatened with death by a private ambulance driver.
The firefighters took shelter in the hospital center while waiting for the police to arrive.
A complaint was also filed in this case.
This altercation occurs in a context of high tension in the emergency room.
For several months, firefighters have been raising the alarm about the endless waits for treatment in the metropolis's hospitals.
Expectations, which disorganize the number of firefighters.